{{Short description|Index of open access scholarly journals}} The '''Free Journal Network''' is an index of open access scholarly journals, specifically for those that do not charge article processing charges.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2018/06/20/introducing-the-free-journal-network-community-controlled-open-access-publishing/|title=Introducing the Free Journal Network – community-controlled open access publishing|last=Wilson|first=Mark|date=2018-06-20|website=Impact of Social Sciences|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>
== Criteria == The network founded in early 2018 in order to promote free, open access journals,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wilson|first=Mark C.|date=2018-08-01|title=Free and Fair Open Access Journals: Flipping, Fostering, Founding|journal=Notices of the American Mathematical Society|volume=65|issue=7|pages=1|doi=10.1090/noti1695|issn=0002-9920|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.scholasticahq.com/post/new-networks-for-academic-led-publishing/|title=New Networks for Academic-Led Publishing: Interview with Mark C. Wilson|website=blog.scholasticahq.com|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> a publishing model that is sometimes called diamond or platinum open access.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gitlab.com/publishing-reform/discussion/-/issues/96|title=Hybrid vs APC fee-based vs no-fee OA (diamond)|website=Publishing Reform Forum|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref> Such journals are typically smaller than equivalent commercial journals (often supported by academic societies).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/06/01/diamond-open-access-societies-mission/|title=Diamond Open Access, Societies and Mission|last=By|date=2017-06-01|website=The Scholarly Kitchen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref> Main criteria include: adherence to the Fair Open Access Principles that are publicly supported by many renowned scientists, publication of article titles and abstracts in English, clear publication ethics and quality assurance policies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freejournals.org/membership-criteria/|title=FJN acceptance criteria|website=freejournals.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>
== FJN Member Journals ==
As of November 2024, there are 90 journals that have been accepted into the Free Journal Network.<ref name=FJN2>{{Cite web|url=https://freejournals.org/current-member-journals/|title=Current Member Journals|website=Free Journal Network|language=en-US|access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref> Some notable examples include:
* Discrete Analysis * European Journal of Taxonomy * Glossa * Journal of Open Source Software * Journal of Political Ecology * Norwegian Journal of Geology * SciPost Physics * Volcanica
== See also ==
* Directory of Open Access Journals * Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://freejournals.org/ Official website]
{{open access navbox}} Category:Open access (publishing) Category:Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts