Open Access journals

If the open access journal is not indexed in the citation databases Web of Science or Scopus or in subject databases, the evaluation of the article or journal must be based on the general principles of evaluation of online sources (see the material https://sisu.ut.ee/evaluation/avaleht). 

There are special websites accessible on the internet that formulate the principles of assessing Open Access sources and analyse the credibility of different Open Access publications. 

•  DOAJ  is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.
• Being a member of Open Acces Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) adds credibility to the publisher. 
• PhD on Track  provides an overview of the opportunities, benefits, and challenges of publishing articles in Open Access.
• Simple criteria for evaluating OA journals.

The Directory of Open Access Journals contains more than 13800 titles, including a number of high impact factor journals indexed by the Web of Science. The number of OA journals and the percentage of article citations are growing.