From: Richard James <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:28:51 -0400

Joe, it states that it doesn't judge on 'academic merit', not 'academic
standards', which is a completely different animal.


On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 4:06 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> 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