Statistical analysis of DOAJ-indexed Chinese open access journals and their charging policies

Subjects: Digital Publishing >> Internet Journals submitted time 2024-01-23

DING Yi

Abstract： Purposes This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of DOAJ-indexed open access (OA) journals in China and their charging policies in order to provide references for the establishment of article processing charges (APC) system for OA journals in China. Methods The 253 Chinese and English journals included in DOAJ were used as the research objects, and the characteristics of the journals and their charging policies were statistically and analyzed by using web research method and literature research method to collect the time of inclusion, language distribution, publisher distribution, discipline distribution, and especially the charging policies of each journal from the journals' official websites and DOAJ database. Findings The number of Chinese OA journals included in DOAJ is small and the distribution of OA journals by discipline is uneven; the degree of OA journal publishing intensification is not high; Chinese and Chinese and English OA journals still follow the traditional mode of charging page fees and are generally not high; English OA journals have initially established APC charging rules; different disciplines show differences in APC. Conclusions Strengthening policy guidance, enhancing information construction, improving journal service quality, encouraging Chinese researchers to debut their results in Chinese OA journals, and developing a fee system framework suitable for the development of OA journals in China will help OA publishing in China to develop for the better.
 

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