Updating our publisher requirements: enhancing transparency and global inclusivity

As DOAB continues to engage with many different stakeholder groups across a globally diverse community, and as the scholarly communications landscape continues to evolve, there is also a corresponding need to revisit the workflows and standards that inform our own work at DOAB. This also applies to the criteria and requirements that have been set in place for participating publishers to ensure that we can continue to uphold the rigorous academic standards of the scholarship we disseminate. As we see a growing number of applications from across the globe, we believe it is important to be even more explicit and transparent in articulating these requirements, thus promoting best practices, but also specifically supporting publishers in their preparatory application work.

DOAB’s revised and updated criteria and requirements for publishers - which are only applicable to publishers submitting applications to DOAB after 1 March 2025 - are available here.