Replication Data for: Reasons journals are not found in DOAJ contains data from the ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources) directory. The International Standard Serial Number International Centre compiled records of serials classified as Open Access and scholarly. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-21.
Use Cases
- Analyze characteristics of open access serials based on ROAD classification data.
- Identify reasons for journal exclusion from major directories based on documented criteria.
- Study the landscape of scholarly open access resources based on ISSN Centre records.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative ISSN International Centre.
- Focuses on serials explicitly classified as both Open Access and scholarly.
- Last update date is precisely documented as 2026-06-21.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- International Standard Serial Number International Centre
- Collection Method
- Documentation from the ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources) directory.
- Freshness
- 2026-06-21