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"The Open Access Journals Toolkit is a freely accessible resource providing guidance and further reading materials to support new and established open access journals in navigating the rapidly changing landscape of open access publishing.... The Open Access Journals Toolkit covers topics across the journal development lifecycle and everyday operation, such as journal creation, costs, staffing, policy development, through to indexing and key technical aspects.... The Open Access Journals Toolkit has been designed to support a range of users including publishers, editors, authors, technical providers, reviewers, researchers, and librarians, with the tools needed to support a range of regional initiatives and publishing efforts....   In 2022, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) held a consultation with a group of international open access experts, journal managers and editors, with support from Research Consulting. This investigative work looked into the potential need for an online resource to support new and established open access journals in navigating the rapidly changing landscape of open access publishing. A majority of contributors agreed that this would be a valuable asset, and helped define the early shape of the Open Access Journals Toolkit...."