DOAJ Journals added and withdrawn change log
The manually updated change log is a legacy item left over from a time when our metadata services didn't contain any information about when journals were added to or withdrawn from DOAJ. We have improved our metadata by adding new endpoints (API) and building out others (OAI-PMH) that now include this information.

The change log is problematic in several ways:
  1. It reflects a journal's status at one point in time, which may not be the current status of a journal.
  2. A journal can appear, sometimes more than once, in both the Added and Withdrawn logs, causing confusion.
  3. Historic entries in the change log don't get removed so can also cause confusion as to a journal's current status.
  4. The change log relies on a manual update.
DOAJ is considering retiring the spreadsheet because the base information of when a journal is added or removed is captured elsewhere: 
  • Journals added is recorded in the Atom feed, journal CSV, API
  • Journal withdrawn is recorded in the OAI-PMH feed 
We are seeking input from the community to help us understand how much the change log is used and how the information in it is used.

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How often do you visit the change log?
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How do you use the information in the change log? For example, if you download the information and use it elsewhere, describe that use case. 

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Do you think that DOAJ should retire the Journals added and withdrawn change log? *
I can get all the information I need about journals added or withdrawn from the other metadata feeds (eg API, Atom, CSV, OAI-PMH) 
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If you use the change log, which role best suits you? (Choose the main role(s) that best suit your use of DOAJ.)
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