The Free Journal Network is an index of
open access scholarly journals, specifically for those that do not charge
article processing charge
An article processing charge (APC), also known as a publication fee, is a fee which is sometimes charged to authors. Most commonly, it is involved in making a work available as open access (OA), in either a full OA journal or in a hybrid journal ...
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Criteria
The network founded in early 2018 in order to promote free, open access journals,
a publishing model that is sometimes called
diamond or platinum open access.
Such journals are typically smaller than equivalent commercial journals (often supported by academic societies). Main criteria include: adherence to the
Fair Open Access
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
Types
Variations of fairs incl ...
Principles that are publicly supported by many renowned scientists, publication of article titles and abstracts in English, clear publication ethics and quality assurance policies.
See also
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Directory of Open Access Journals
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a website that hosts a community-curated list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access (IS4OA). It was launched in 2003 with 300 open access journals. The proje ...
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Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) is a non-profit trade association of open access journal and book publishers. Having started with an exclusive focus on open access journals, it has since expanded its activities to include ...
References
External links
Official website
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Open access (publishing)
Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts