Thank you very much Leyla. Our blog post is here: https://blog.doaj.org/2018/08/07/news-oaspa-to-require-doaj-listing-for-single-journal-publishers/
Best, Clara -- Clara Armengou Project and Communications Manager *Directory of Open Access Journals* *www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org/> * On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 3:06 PM, Leyla Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Applications to OASPA have been rapidly increasing, in particular from > single journals. Given the overlap in the screening criteria between DOAJ > and OASPA, and that DOAJ is primarily an index of reputable open-access > journals, we have agreed with the DOAJ that, with immediate effect, all > single journals that apply to OASPA will now be referred to the DOAJ if the > journal is not already listed in DOAJ. We feel that this is also in the > best interests of single journal applicants because indexing by the DOAJ is > the most effective way for those journals to increase their visibility, > which is frequently their stated reason for applying to join OASPA. > > Our full announcement is here: https://oaspa.org/oaspa- > assessment-of-single-journal-applications-and-doaj/ > > Best wishes, > Leyla > ————— > Leyla Williams > Events and Communications Coordinator > Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, OASPA > oaspa.org | Twitter: @OASPA <https://twitter.com/OASPA> | Sign up > <http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r> for our mailing list > > _______________________________________________ > GOAL mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal > > -- Clara Armengou Project and Communications Manager *Directory of Open Access Journals* *www.doaj.org <http://www.doaj.org> *
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