[Scholarly Communication] 

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has added a service that allows authors to determine whether or not there is a submission fee for an OA journal in which they are interested in publishing. Researchers can find information about the "pure" OA journals from DOAJ and about the "hybrid" journals that, for a fee, allow the authors to publish their research as OA in an otherwise subscription based journal. There are now more than 2,400 journals in the directory. To use the service, go to the DOAJ website and choose "For authors" from the left hand menu.

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