Open Access Journals in Architecture: A Study
Author(s): Dhiraj Kiran Chogale
Abstract – The Present study aims to investigate the trend and growth of open access journals in the field of Architecture at a global level. Study is based on data taken from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) from the year 2004 to 2021. This study is focused on 184 open access Architecture journals indexed in DOAJ. The Different parameters like country-wise distribution of journals, status of DOAJ seal, language-wise distribution of journals, licenses of OA, peer review systems, year-wise distribution of journals are used for the data analysis. Data extracted from DOAJ was analyzed using MS Excel. The finding of the study revealed that Spain is the leading country in publishing Open Access journals in Architecture subject with compare to other countries. It was also observed that journals with DOAJ Seal are very less in number. Majority of journals are deposited with English language. Studies also revealed that majority of Architecture journals do not charge Article Processing Charges. This study will be useful for the researchers in the field of Architecture.
Keywords – Open Access Journals, Architecture, Directory of Open Access Journals, DOAJ Seal, Peer Review.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.4.2021.1487
Cite This Article As: Chogale, D.K. (2021). Open Access Journals in Architecture: A Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(4) 280-287. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1487 Page: 280-287 Publication Date: 27 December 2021