In order to locate an open access journal in which to publish your work navigate to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) site. To browse their journals locate the "Search" dropdown menu at the top left and select "Journals."
The results can be filtered to those with a DOAJ seal, as well as by subject, language, publisher, etc.
The DOAJ seal is awarded to journals that conform to best practice standards in open access publishing, and only about 10% of journals indexed in the DOAJ have earned it. The seven criteria used to evaluate journals are the following:
Once you've located a journal that you may want to publish in, open its DOAJ listing to evaluate the following aspects:
If you are frustrated with the intricacies and cost of APCs, speak with a librarian about scholarly communications via askalibrarian@umkc.edu.
Now that you have selected a journal and determined how your APC will be paid, all that is left is to submit your work for publication!
¹Ottaviani, J. (2016). The post-embargo open access citation advantage: It exists (probably), its modest (usually), and the rich get richer (of course). PLoS ONE, 11(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159614
The University of Missouri-Kansas City Libraries currently have no funding available for Article Processing Charges (APCs) or other types of author fees, and no sources are currently available from the UMKC administration. The Libraries continue to investigate the possibilities of so-called “Transformative Agreements” with publishers which would help to defray these costs for UMKC authors, but at this time do not have any to announce.
We will certainly continue to work on this issue.