eLife seeks to transform the way important results are evaluated and shared not only by publishing our own journal, but also by supporting initiatives that will help to improve research communication across the entire scientific community.
We recognise and support the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) as a key initiative in this movement. DOAJ aims to facilitate the transition of the system of scholarly communication and publishing into an open-access model that serves science, higher education, industry, innovation, societies, and people.
DOAJ provides a curated and maintained source of reliable information about open-access scholarly journals on the web. Its white list of publications is a useful starting point for all information searches for quality, peer-reviewed open-access material.
Like all journals selected for indexing by DOAJ, eLife adheres to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. The Directory, which co-authored the Principles, requires journals to uphold the principles and offers support.
Today the Directory contains more than 10,000 open-access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities. eLife supports DOAJ as a valuable source of information for scholars and publishers alike.
To read more about the Directory and explore the list of open-access journals, visit doaj.org.
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Posted by Kora Korzec
