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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This guidelines document is designed to support Diamond open access (OA) journal publishers to enhance the quality and credibility of their journals, and to encourage alignment with established best practices
in scholarly publishing.</span></div>
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The guide builds on recognized frameworks such as the Basic Criteria for indexing in the Directory of Open Access Journals, as well as the Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers and the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) developed by the DIAMAS
project, where EIFL is a partner.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Although not exhaustive, the guide offers a solid foundation for journals looking to improve operations. </span></div>
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<div style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" class="elementToProof">
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This guidelines document is designed to support Diamond open access (OA) journal publishers to enhance the quality and credibility of their journals, and to encourage alignment with established best practices
in scholarly publishing.</span></div>
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The guide builds on recognized frameworks such as the Basic Criteria for indexing in the Directory of Open Access Journals, as well as the Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers and the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) developed by the DIAMAS
project, where EIFL is a partner.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Although not exhaustive, the guide offers a solid foundation for journals looking to improve operations. </span></div>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><b>Ina Smith</b> (her/she)</span></p>
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Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Senior Ambassador for Africa<br>
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">ASSAf Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 <br>
Whatsapp: +27(0)82 818 0117<br>
Email: </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za">ina@assaf.org.za</a> and
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