DOAJ operates without grant funding, relying on ongoing and collective community support to ensure open access research remains visible, discoverable, and trusted worldwide. In this post, Managing Director Joanna Ball provides a fundraising and collaboration update for 2025. At DOAJ, sustainability isn’t just a strategic priority, it’s a daily concern. As a small team running...| DOAJ Blog
We are pleased to announce the formation of the DOAJ Advisory Board, an important new part of our governance structure, which supplements the Foundation Board launched earlier this year.| DOAJ Blog
From 2025, any updates to the DOAJ Criteria in the Guide to Applying will be scheduled to quarterly updates. The change log at the end of the webpage tracks the version history of the criteria and also highlights the most recent changes to the criteria. Our previous update in March 2025 added revised information for...| DOAJ Blog
In this post, Lorraine Estelle from Think. Check. Submit. details the constant threat of untrustworthy publishers and announces the launch of a new Spanish-language video designed to communicate effective checking strategies for researchers submitting their work.| DOAJ Blog
We are thrilled to welcome our new DOAJ Ambassadors for West Africa and Brazil! DOAJ Ambassadors play a vital role in connecting with local communities, promoting open access and best practices in scholarly publishing in their regions.| DOAJ Blog
Throughout 2025, DOAJ will spotlight Diamond open access journals that we index, highlighting our ongoing efforts to enhance the visibility and impact of no-fee community-led journals worldwide.| DOAJ Blog