The persistence of open access electronic journals

Lightfoot, Elizabeth A.

doi:10.1108/nlw-08-2016-0056

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“…At that time, the results of the research showed that access problems only affected 1.68% of the journals, proving DOAJ to be a valuable source of relevant primary sources. However, the results of a similar research carried in 2016 showed that around 5% of articles were unavailable using provided links, with another 25-26% of the articles being inaccessible if users were only able to obtain access through being redirected (Lightfoot, 2016).…”

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DOAJ Media and Communications Journals: Business Models, Technical Aspects and Involvement in the International Scientific Process

Трищенко

2019

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Despite the open science movement having been actively developing for nearly two decades, the scientific community is still wary of open access journals, especially if their status is not supported by the imprint of a big publishing house. This article discusses the results of research into the websites of media and communications journals registered in DOAJ (the Directory of Open Access Journals). This process facilitated a general understanding of how these journals function, what resources are used to support them and what future prospects they face. During the research, which was carried out from August to September 2018, the websites of 181 journals indexed in the DOAJ database were analysed. 64 journals (35%) also agreed to participate in an anonymous survey, allowing additional information to be obtained. The results showed that almost a quarter of the analysed journals are indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus international citation databases, while 78% of the journals are associated with universities and scientific institutions that sponsor the publishing process. The majority of the journals registered in DOAJ are not run on a profit-making basis. High competition, lack of resources and administrative burdens are among the main obstacles to the development of Open Access journals.

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DOAJ Media and Communications Journals: Business Models, Technical Aspects and Involvement in the International Scientific Process

Трищенко

2019

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“…Especially small‐scale and APC‐free journals might have limited financial resources and, as a way to keep operating costs low, might opt for lightweight technical solutions, such as university websites and servers or content management systems like WordPress (Adema & Stone, 2017; Brown, 2013). However, these options do not protect against technical instabilities, and if the journals cannot afford to enroll in preservation schemes, long‐term access to their websites cannot be ensured (Lightfoot, 2016; Marchitelli, Galimberti, Bollini, & Mitchell, 2017). OA journals are enrolled in preservation schemes at an alarmingly low rate, with 4 in 10 journals indexed in the DOAJ reporting enrollment in at least one preservation or archiving scheme (5,881 out of 14,068 journals; DOAJ, 2019).…”

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Open is not forever: A study of vanished open access journals

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Matthias

Jahn

2021

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The preservation of the scholarly record has been a point of concern since the beginning of knowledge production. With print publications, the responsibility rested primarily with librarians, but the shift toward digital publishing and, in particular, the introduction of open access (OA) have caused ambiguity and complexity. Consequently, the long-term accessibility of journals is not always guaranteed, and they can even disappear from the web completely. The focus of this exploratory study is on the phenomenon of vanished journals, something that has not been carried out before. For the analysis, we consulted several major bibliographic indexes, such as Scopus, Ulrichsweb, and the Directory of Open Access Journals, and traced the journals through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. We found 174 OA journals that, through lack of comprehensive and open archives, vanished from the web between 2000 and 2019, spanning all major research disciplines and geographic regions of the world. Our results raise vital concern for the integrity of the scholarly record and highlight the urgency to take collaborative action to ensure continued access and prevent the loss of more scholarly knowledge. We encourage those interested in the phenomenon of vanished journals to use the public dataset for their own research.

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Digital Archiving Policies of Central European Journals Registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals

Marijanović

Stančić

2023

Libri

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This paper examines digital archiving policies of open access (OA) electronic scholarly journals in Central Europe. The research sample consists of 1589 journals from nine Central European countries registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Results show that of the 1589 journals, 69% of them have an archiving policy. In terms of the number of indexed journals, Poland ranks first with 592 journals. Switzerland is at the forefront of digital archiving with 89% of archived journals. It was also found that Portico and national libraries are the most widely used archives, and that 19% of the preserved journals are archived in more than one archive. A preliminary analysis was also conducted to investigate the possible existence of a relationship between journal rank and digital archiving. The results show a higher number of JCR indexed titles, as well as a higher ranking, among archived journals. The paper also compares the status of archiving policies among Asian and Central European countries. The results reveal that archived journals are significantly more represented in Central European countries.

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The persistence of open access electronic journals

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DOAJ Media and Communications Journals: Business Models, Technical Aspects and Involvement in the International Scientific Process

DOAJ Media and Communications Journals: Business Models, Technical Aspects and Involvement in the International Scientific Process

Open is not forever: A study of vanished open access journals

Digital Archiving Policies of Central European Journals Registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals

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