Vrushali Dandawate Ambassador DOAJ India

vrsuahli@doaj.org

YOUR JOURNAL APPLICATION IN DOAJ

For webinar presentation OpenCon 12 November 2016 Ranchi

• Editors are advised to collect all the necessary information, such as URLs, before start filling the application form.

• Editors cannot save their progress in the form so they must submit the application in one session.

• Editors must submit an application online. Not spreadsheets.

Common reasons for rejection are:• no response from the applicant• incomplete or incorrect ISSN information• incomplete application• every URL in the application form is identical• duplicate application• journal does not adhere to the

Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing• journal does not fulfil the basic requirements listed on this page• journal is not open access• journal does not publish original research

For more help contact DOAJ Ambassadors Kamel Belhamel, Region: North Africa,

Xin Bi, Region: China

Vrushali Dandawate, Region: India

Sridhar Gutam, Region: India

Mahmoud Khalifa, Region: Middle East & Persian Gulf

Ivonne Lujano, Region: Latin America

Solomon Mekonnen, Region: East Africa

Leena Shah, Region: India

Cenyu Shen, Region: China

Ina Smith, Region: Southern Africa

Pascal Soubeiga, Region: West AfricaYanhong Zhai,

Region: China