期刊名称:International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
印刷版ISSN:2229-5984
电子版ISSN:2249-5576
出版年度:2014
卷号:4
期号:1
语种:English
出版社:International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
摘要:The paper examines the Open Access journals which are listed in DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). The objectives of this study are to analyse the open access journals published in various years, disciplines, countries and publisher's wise. The present study also evaluates open access journals in computer science field. The majority of journals are published by USA; the large numbers of journals are published in health science disciplines. It makes an unhappy situation for subjects in history, philosophy, arts and humanities. The quantity and impact of journals in these subjects are not at par with subjects like medicine, sciences and technology. It is found that India contributed highest in publishing computer science journals. The study shows 60 online journals are freely accessible in computer science field.