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Watch our video series for an introduction to DOAJ and best practice:
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Before you start the application process, you will be asked to log in or register. You will be able to save your progress and review all your answers before you submit them.

## Basic criteria for inclusion in DOAJ

Journals applying to DOAJ **must** meet the following criteria:

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|   | Criteria                                                                                                      | Details                                                                                                                             |
|---|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   | make all content available for free and [open access](#type-of-open-access) without delay (no embargo period) | the journal must be ‘gold’ (non-APC or APC) open access <br>the journal’s open access policy must be stated on the journal web site |
|   | be actively publishing scholarly research                                                                     | its primary target audience should be researchers                                                                                   |
|   | publish at least five (5) scholarly articles per year                                                         | ⅓ of all content must be peer-reviewed original research and/or review papers                                                       |
|   | have a dedicated [homepage or website](#journal-website)                                                      | the URL is stable and reliable                                                                                                      |
|   | make their articles available as individual, [full-text articles](#full-text-articles)                        | each article has its own page with a unique URL                                                                                     |
|   | have an editor and an [editorial board](#editorial-process)                                                   | the journal must be peer-reviewed <br>we accept a form of editorial review for Arts and Humanities journals                         |
|   | have at least one current ISSN registered and confirmed at issn.org                                           | provisional ISSNs are not accepted <br>the name of the journal in the application must match what is registered at issn.org and on the website                             |
|   | clearly indicate the [terms of copyright](#copyright) on the website                                          | it can not restrict authors’ rights to fair use only                                                                                |
|   | clearly indicate its [licensing terms](#licensing) on the website                                             | licensing terms must be available and clearly stated on the journal website, preferably on the full text of every article           |

Furthermore, please make sure that:

- the journal hasn’t had an application rejected within the last six months;
- the journal isn’t in DOAJ already;
- the journal doesn’t have another application already in progress;
  - duplicate applications are rejected immediately;
- the application doesn’t contain information that is inaccurate or wrong, or isn’t missing any answers;
- the country in the application, and on the journal website, is the country where the publisher is registered and carries out its business activities;
- the contact details provided in the application include a real name and a valid email address.

Journals included in DOAJ **can** also:

- discuss any research subject areas;
- be published in any language:
  - there is no requirement to publish in English;
- be of any origin:
  - academic, governmental, commercial, non-profit, private, and so on.

**Journals do not need to meet the Seal criteria to be accepted into DOAJ.**

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Before you start the application process, you will be asked to log in or register. You will be able to save your progress and review all your answers before you submit them.

## Basic criteria for inclusion in DOAJ

Journals applying to DOAJ **must** meet the following criteria:

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|   | Criteria                                                                                                      | Details                                                                                                                             |
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|   | make all content available for free and [open access](#type-of-open-access) without delay (no embargo period) | the journal must be ‘gold’ (non-APC or APC) open access <br>the journal’s open access policy must be stated on the journal web site |
|   | be actively publishing scholarly research                                                                     | its primary target audience should be researchers                                                                                   |
|   | publish at least five (5) scholarly articles per year                                                         | ⅓ of all content must be peer-reviewed original research and/or review papers                                                       |
|   | have a dedicated [homepage or website](#journal-website)                                                      | the URL is stable and reliable                                                                                                      |
|   | make their articles available as individual, [full-text articles](#full-text-articles)                        | each article has its own page with a unique URL                                                                                     |
|   | have an editor and an [editorial board](#editorial-process)                                                   | the journal must be peer-reviewed <br>we accept a form of editorial review for Arts and Humanities journals                         |
|   | have at least one current ISSN registered and confirmed at issn.org                                           | provisional ISSNs are not accepted <br>the name of the journal in the application must match what is registered at issn.org and on the website                             |
|   | clearly indicate the [terms of copyright](#copyright) on the website                                          | it can not restrict authors’ rights to fair use only                                                                                |
|   | clearly indicate its [licensing terms](#licensing) on the website                                             | licensing terms must be available and clearly stated on the journal website, preferably on the full text of every article           |

Furthermore, please make sure that:

- the journal hasn’t had an application rejected within the last six months;
- the journal isn’t in DOAJ already;
- the journal doesn’t have another application already in progress;
  - duplicate applications are rejected immediately;
- the application doesn’t contain information that is inaccurate or wrong, or isn’t missing any answers;
- the country in the application, and on the journal website, is the country where the publisher is registered and carries out its business activities;
- the contact details provided in the application include a real name and a valid email address.

Journals included in DOAJ **can** also:

- discuss any research subject areas;
- be published in any language:
  - there is no requirement to publish in English;
- be of any origin:
  - academic, governmental, commercial, non-profit, private, and so on.

**Journals do not need to meet the Seal criteria to be accepted into DOAJ.**

You might like to [watch our video series](https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLgsj-CNPbicMgBrdzA4jfevecibpl_a1G) which introduces DOAJ and gives some context to our criteria and some of the terms we use.

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