Improvement of editorial quality of journals indexed in DOAJ: a data analysis

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In 2013, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) expanded and updated its inclusion criteria and its journal evaluation process, ultimately removing a large number of journals that failed to submit an updated application. The present study examined the results of the new process and its capability...

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Published in:	JLIS.it
Main Authors:	Andrea Marchitelli, Paola Galimberti, Andrea Bollini, Dominic Mitchell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Firenze University Press 2017-01-01
Subjects:	DOAJ Editorial quality E-publishing Open access Predatory publishers
Online Access:	https://www.jlis.it/article/view/12052

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