Publishing in open access journals | Insights into Imaging | Full Text

"Generally, OA of all variants represents a wonderful opportunity for authors to increase their visibility and ranking; however, owing to the increasing number of OA journals, this represents a true cascade that should be channeled and regulated [27]. There are some possible solutions to regulate the complicated field of new open access journals, which should be identified. Generally speaking, OA journals should follow the same rules of quality as any scientific journal.

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   OA journals should have an established Editorial Board with recognized experts in a specific journal field from all over the world.

2. 2.

   OA journals should have a list of official reviewers and clearly describe their publication vision and review cycle for each submitted research paper.

3. 3.

   Every OA journal should have or aspire to have an official impact factor to be indexed in the Root Society for Indexing and Impact Factor Service with a valid ISSN.

4. 4.

   Every OA journal should have published at least ten continuous articles to be considered for registration.

5. 5.

   Every OA scientific journal should be in a triage phase for at least 12 months before being registered.

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   Developing countries should have access to existing publishing platforms, which would increase the access of researchers from these countries to important information including predatory journals...."