Preparing a Book for DOAB

DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) accepts only books that passed independent external review before publication, carry an open licence and have their own ISBN. The Catalogue → DOAB readiness screen shows whether each book and chapter is ready for DOAB and what it lacks.

Completing the book

1. If the press's peer review processes are not defined, ask the system administrator to define them on the Site settings → Peer review tab.
2. In the book's record, select the process the book went through in the Peer review process field of the Type-specific information section.
3. Enter at least one Thema code in the Thema subject codes field. Separate several codes with semicolons.
4. On the English tab, write the abstract and the keywords.
5. In the Access and licence section, set the access to Open access and select an open licence.
6. Add an ISBN to the book.
7. On the Files tab, upload the public full-text PDF.
8. Save the changes and publish the book.

The selected process must include external review before publication. DOAB requires this review. The steps for getting an ISBN are in ISBN Process.

Downloading the template

1. On the DOAB readiness screen, check that the book's row says Ready.
2. Press Download DOAB template.

The file contains DOAB's template sheet, a PRISM sheet that shows the books' peer review processes and a check sheet that lists what every book lacks. By default only ready books go into the template sheet. If you tick the Also published books that are not ready box, published books that are not ready go in as well.

DOAB takes books by hand or through this template and does not harvest the press's OAI-PMH. Send the file to the DOAB team after DOAB has accepted the press. The parts of the screen are described in DOAB Readiness.