From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:28:31 -0400

I must be missing something here. If the seal is bestowed for, among
other things, "publishing standards," how can it ignore academic
standards? Don't academic standards trump all other criteria?

Joe Esposito

On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 2:16 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Dominic Mitchell <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:29:51 +0200
>
> In our continuing efforts to make it easier for authors, librarians,
> and readers to identify high quality open access journals, DOAJ has
> now activated its DOAJ Seal which is awarded to journals that adhere
> to high levels of openness, best practice and publishing standards.
>
> https://doajournals.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/doaj-seal-is-now-live-on-the-site/
>
> There are currently 88 journals in DOAJ that have the Seal. We've
> added a facet to the search so that users can identify Seal journals
> immediately. http://bit.ly/1S7wNxl
>
> It is important to note that DOAJ Seal does not and indeed cannot
> judge journals on their academic merit.
>
> Best, Dom
> Community Manager