📖 DOAJ Journal Metrics Scraper

🚀 Extract open access journal data from DOAJ in seconds. Filter by subject, language, country, or custom query. No coding, no API keys required.

The DOAJ Journal Metrics Scraper connects to the Directory of Open Access Journals to collect detailed metrics and publishing information for 22,000+ peer-reviewed journals. Each record includes 25+ structured fields covering journal titles, ISSN numbers, publisher details, article processing charges (APCs), licensing terms, editorial review types, and preservation services. Whether you need a quick sample of 10 journals or the entire DOAJ catalog, this tool handles it automatically.

Built for researchers evaluating journal options, academic librarians managing journal collections, publishers studying market trends, and funding agencies analyzing open access policies. The scraper uses DOAJ's own search API, supports advanced Lucene queries, and delivers clean structured data ready for spreadsheets and databases. No proxy required, no authentication needed, just fast access to the world's most complete open access journal directory.

Target Audience	Use Cases
Academic Researchers	Journal selection, APC comparison
University Librarians	Collection management, subscription analysis
Publishers	Market research, competitor analysis
Funding Agencies	Open access policy assessment
Data Scientists	Scholarly communication studies
Research Administrators	Compliance monitoring, reporting

📋 What the DOAJ Journal Metrics Scraper does

• 📝 Extracts journal titles and identifiers including official names, alternative titles, and DOAJ IDs for accurate tracking
• 🔢 Collects ISSN numbers for both print (PISSN) and electronic (EISSN) editions for cross-database identification
• 💰 Captures article processing charge (APC) details including fee amounts, currencies, and waiver availability
• ⚖️ Gathers licensing and copyright information including license types and whether authors retain copyright
• 📋 Pulls editorial process details with review types (single-blind, double-blind, open), plagiarism detection, and publication timelines
• 🌍 Collects publisher and geographic data including publisher names, headquarters countries, and journal languages

The scraper queries the DOAJ search API with your specified filters, handles pagination automatically, and processes results in parallel for speed. You can use simple keyword searches or advanced Lucene query syntax for precise filtering.

💡 Why it matters: DOAJ is the gold standard directory for open access journals. Manually browsing 22,000+ entries is impractical. This scraper gives you the full catalog (or any filtered subset) as structured, analysis-ready data in minutes.

📊 Data fields

Each record includes: alternativeTitle, apcCurrency, apcMaxPrice, apcRequired, archiving, authorRetainsCopyright, country, doajId, doi, eissn, instructionsForAuthors, issn, keywords, language, license, licenseAttributes, oaStatement, plagiarismDetection, publicationTimeWeeks, publisher, reviewProcess, scrapedAt, subjects, title, website. All 25 field names come from a real production run, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

⚠️ Good to Know: Free plans return up to 10 journals. Upgrade to a paid plan for the full catalog.

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free Apify account - Sign up here (includes free credits)
2. Open the DOAJ Journal Metrics Scraper - Navigate to the Actor page and click "Start"
3. Set your search - Enter a search query or use * for all journals, then apply subject, language, or country filters
4. Choose your limit - Set maxItems (free users: up to 10)
5. Run and download - Click "Start", wait for completion, then export as JSON, CSV, or Excel

⏱️ First results appear in under 10 seconds. A run of 100 journals completes in about 30 seconds.

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💡 Pro Tip: Combine the DOAJ Scraper with the Crossref Scraper to match journal-level metadata with article-level citation data for full bibliometric analysis.

Disclaimer: This Actor is provided as-is, without warranty. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Use it responsibly and in compliance with applicable terms of service. The authors are not responsible for how the collected data is used. Always verify data accuracy for critical applications.

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