About DOAJ

DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community. It is committed to ensuring quality content is openly available online for everyone.

OPEN - DOAJ is a vital part of the global open access infrastructure.

GLOBAL – DOAJ is a global community, with team members, ambassadors and volunteers based in 45 countries around the world, speaking 36 languages.

TRUSTED – Globally, DOAJ's criteria have become a gold standard for open access publishing.

Our mission

DOAJ's mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language.

DOAJ is committed to being 100% independent and maintaining all of its primary services and metadata as open to everyone.

Our vision

DOAJ works to build an equitable and diverse scholarly ecosystem where trusted research can be accessed globally without barriers.

Our organisation

DOAJ is run and managed by the DOAJ Foundation, a non-profit community-governed Danish foundation based in Denmark and with its registered office in Roskilde, Denmark. The DOAJ Foundation is governed by its Articles of Association and the Foundation Board, established in September 2024 to support the transition.

Information on IS4OA, the previous managing organisation for DOAJ, can still be found on the IS4OA website, and the company will continue to operate until mid-2026 when the transition to the Foundation is complete.

The work done by the DOAJ Team is supported by over 100 voluntary editorial staff who help us to review applications. All volunteers are bound by an agreement, and they must declare any conflicts of interest.

DOAJ also has a global network of Ambassadors who promote open access and best practices in their regions. Our Ambassadors are bound by an agreement and must declare all conflicts of interest.

Our finances

DOAJ adheres to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI), which includes a transparent approach to our finances.

Our latest financial figures for 2013-2025 are available for download in Excel and PDF formats.

Partnerships and collaborations

DOAJ partners with many organisations. The nature of the partnerships varies and may include membership, contracts for work, exchanges of information or services, initiative signatories, or access to information resources that assist DOAJ with our application review process.