Report on China’s OA Journal and Early Warning Lists

Shuai Yan, with co-authors Mark Robertson (STM) and Eric Na (IET), has published the third report on developments in scholarly publishing in China. Over the past decade, several Open Access (OA) journal white lists have been developed in China, including the GoOA Fully OA Journal White List (GoOA), the International OA Journal Recommended List (OARL), and the Global OA Journal Index (OAJ), all of which primarily focus on international journals. Additionally, the China Open Access Journals (COAJ) database and the Directory of China Open Reading STM Journals (DCORJ) have been established to support Chinese journals.

This latest report introduces the background, developers, selection criteria, application processes, and the number of journals included in these lists. It also outlines China’s early warning lists for international journals, designed to help researchers make informed publishing decisions, strengthen research integrity, and foster a robust research ecosystem. The report covers both the publicly available list from the Journal Ranking Team of the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a confidential list maintained by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC).

Access the report here:
Yan, Shuai; Robertson, Mark; Na, Eric (2025). Report on China’s OA Journal and Early Warning Lists. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29832920.v2

Also see Shuai’s previous report on China:
Yan, Shuai; Robertson, Mark; Zhang, Tieming; Zhang, Xin; Ren, Shengli (2025). Report on Phase II of the Excellence Action Plan of China’s STM Journals. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28553246.v3