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: > > 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