Table 1. 
Summary of DOAJ journal characteristics (n = 12,127)
Total journalsTotal articles
Journal APC 
Non-APC journal 72.7% 43.2% 
APC journal 27.3% 56.8% 
Journal Impact Factor 
Journal has JIF 10.1% 43.6% 
Journal does not have JIF 89.9% 56.4% 
Journal language 
English only 46.9% 68.2% 
Partial English 31.1% 20.7% 
No English 22.0% 11.1% 
Journal publisher organization type 
Large for-profit publisher 12.1% 22.2% 
Not-for-profit organization 7.8% 8.1% 
University press 3.1% 2.3% 
Professional association 5.0% 8.2% 
Small for-profit 13.3% 26.2% 
University 41.7% 21.6% 
Uncategorized 17.0% 11.1% 
DOAJ Seal 
DOAJ Seal 11.3% 33.0% 
No DOAJ Seal 88.7% 67.0% 
World Bank geographic region 
East Asia & Pacific 15.1% 7.4% 
Europe & Central Asia 50.5% 60.8% 
Latin America & Caribbean 19.0% 12.0% 
Middle East & North Africa 4.9% 3.5% 
North America 6.6% 12.4% 
South Asia 2.9% 3.1% 
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.0% 0.8% 
World Bank economic region 
High 51.3% 68.3% 
Upper middle 31.9% 22.2% 
Lower middle 16.6% 9.3% 
Low 0.3% 0.2% 
First listed journal subject 
Medicine 22.4% 36.3% 
Social sciences & humanities 49.3% 24.8% 
Science 21.6% 33.6% 
Uncategorized 6.7% 5.2% 
Total journalsTotal articles
Journal APC 
Non-APC journal 72.7% 43.2% 
APC journal 27.3% 56.8% 
Journal Impact Factor 
Journal has JIF 10.1% 43.6% 
Journal does not have JIF 89.9% 56.4% 
Journal language 
English only 46.9% 68.2% 
Partial English 31.1% 20.7% 
No English 22.0% 11.1% 
Journal publisher organization type 
Large for-profit publisher 12.1% 22.2% 
Not-for-profit organization 7.8% 8.1% 
University press 3.1% 2.3% 
Professional association 5.0% 8.2% 
Small for-profit 13.3% 26.2% 
University 41.7% 21.6% 
Uncategorized 17.0% 11.1% 
DOAJ Seal 
DOAJ Seal 11.3% 33.0% 
No DOAJ Seal 88.7% 67.0% 
World Bank geographic region 
East Asia & Pacific 15.1% 7.4% 
Europe & Central Asia 50.5% 60.8% 
Latin America & Caribbean 19.0% 12.0% 
Middle East & North Africa 4.9% 3.5% 
North America 6.6% 12.4% 
South Asia 2.9% 3.1% 
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.0% 0.8% 
World Bank economic region 
High 51.3% 68.3% 
Upper middle 31.9% 22.2% 
Lower middle 16.6% 9.3% 
Low 0.3% 0.2% 
First listed journal subject 
Medicine 22.4% 36.3% 
Social sciences & humanities 49.3% 24.8% 
Science 21.6% 33.6% 
Uncategorized 6.7% 5.2% 
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