PLOS answers our questions on Open Access Publishing and DOAJ | Louise Page | News Service

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Summary:

"Louise Page,  Chief Innovation Officer at PLOS answers our questions

Your organisation has been supporting DOAJ for a few years now. Why is it important for PLOS to support DOAJ?

As a leading Open Access publisher we strongly support DOAJ and its mission to increase the visibility, accessibility and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, Open Access research. Our two organizations were launched in the same year and PLOS has always valued the importance of having an independent organization provide validation of a journal’s probity to help ensure that researchers find a suitable, vetted Open Access home for their work.

What benefits does being indexed in DOAJ bring to your journals?

There are a number of benefits that PLOS derives from being indexed in DOAJ. The first is simple: visibility. Authors who are unaware of us can find PLOS listed in the directory, which shows our commitment to providing high-quality, peer-reviewed Open Access content. In addition, authors can rest assured that only legitimate journals are listed, which is a check against predatory journals.  Also, many university libraries use DOAJ as the pathway to provide content, including PLOS, to their scholars...."

Link:

https://blog.doaj.org/2018/06/05/plos-answers-our-questions-on-open-access-publishing-and-doaj/

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Date tagged:

06/06/2018, 15:42

Date published:

06/06/2018, 11:42