Free Journal Network
The Free Journal Network is an index of open access scholarly journals, specifically for those that do not charge article processing charges.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2018/06/20/introducing-the-free-journal-network-community-controlled-open-access-publishing/|title=Introducing the Free Journal Network – community-controlled open access publishing|last=Wilson|first=Mark|date=2018-06-20|website=Impact of Social Sciences|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}
Criteria
The network founded in early 2018 in order to promote free, open access journals,{{Cite journal|last=Wilson|first=Mark C.|date=2018-08-01|title=Free and Fair Open Access Journals: Flipping, Fostering, Founding|journal=Notices of the American Mathematical Society|volume=65|issue=7|pages=1|doi=10.1090/noti1695|issn=0002-9920|doi-access=free}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.scholasticahq.com/post/new-networks-for-academic-led-publishing/|title=New Networks for Academic-Led Publishing: Interview with Mark C. Wilson|website=blog.scholasticahq.com|access-date=2019-06-25}}
a publishing model that is sometimes called diamond or platinum open access.{{Cite web|url=https://gitlab.com/publishing-reform/discussion/-/issues/96|title=Hybrid vs APC fee-based vs no-fee OA (diamond)|website=Publishing Reform Forum|access-date=2020-08-02}}
Such journals are typically smaller than equivalent commercial journals (often supported by academic societies).{{Cite web|url=https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/06/01/diamond-open-access-societies-mission/|title=Diamond Open Access, Societies and Mission|last=By|date=2017-06-01|website=The Scholarly Kitchen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}} Main criteria include: adherence to the Fair Open Access Principles that are publicly supported by many renowned scientists, publication of article titles and abstracts in English, clear publication ethics and quality assurance policies.{{Cite web|url=https://freejournals.org/membership-criteria/|title=FJN acceptance criteria|website=freejournals.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}
FJN Member Journals
As of November 2024, there are 90 journals that have been accepted into the Free Journal Network.{{Cite web|url=https://freejournals.org/current-member-journals/|title=Current Member Journals|website=Free Journal Network|language=en-US|access-date=2024-11-01}} Some notable examples include:
See also
References
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External links
- [https://freejournals.org/ Official website]
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