The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is an online, community-curated directory that catalogs and provides access to high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals. Many university and college libraries aim to reference, download, and utilize open access journals and articles available under open licenses on DOAJ.
StepsIntroduction to DOAJ

Visit the DOAJ homepage. Go to the address
https://doaj.org/. This is the homepage of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
Introduction to the DOAJ homepage.The DOAJ logo. Clicking on this from any component page will take you back to the DOAJ homepage.Membership and support page. Aligned with the DOAJ logo, at the top right corner is the SUPPORT DOAJ button. Clicking here will open the DOAJ membership and support page.The DOAJ menu bar. Menus such as Search and Browse Subjects will be covered in another article, while the About menu will be introduced in this article. Other menus may also pique your interest for further exploration.The search field, which defaults to the phrase Search DOAJ, is where you can type any search term and press Enter to initiate a search.Selection options. The DOAJ search tool offers two checkboxes: (1) journals and (2) articles. You can select one or both options when searching, which corresponds to searching for journals, articles, or both simultaneously.Advanced search. Clicking on the link within the parentheses, Advanced Search, will take you to the advanced search page on DOAJ, where you can search for journals/articles based on multiple criteria. A dedicated article on DOAJ search functionality is available for further details.DOAJ self-introduction. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a community-curated online directory that catalogs and provides access to high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals.Latest news about DOAJ.
DOAJ content license. At the bottom of the DOAJ homepage, it states: ‘The DOAJ site and its metadata are licensed under CC BY-SA’, meaning ‘The DOAJ site and its metadata are licensed under the CC BY-SA license’.On the right side of the DOAJ homepage, you’ll find a series of related information about DOAJ that might interest you and is worth exploring.Recommendations