DergiPark
Type of site | Academic publishing, Open access journal platform |
|---|---|
| Available in | Turkish, English |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Owner | TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM |
| Website | dergipark |
| Launched | September 2013 |
Content license | Predominantly Diamond Open Access |
DergiPark (Turkish: Dergi Park, lit. "Journal Park") is a Turkish open access academic journal hosting and editorial management platform operated by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM (the Turkish Academic Network and Information Center), a unit of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). Launched in September 2013, it provides free hosting infrastructure, editorial workflow management, and DOI assignment services to peer-reviewed journals published in Turkey. As of 2024, DergiPark hosts over 2,400 journals — the majority of peer-reviewed academic journals published in the country — from more than 180 Turkish universities and institutions.[1]
History
The DergiPark project was initiated by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM in September 2013 with the aim of increasing the quality and international visibility of Turkish academic journals by providing them with a standardised, centrally managed digital infrastructure.[2] The project launched by inviting 100 academic journals to join the platform, with the long-term goal of encompassing all peer-reviewed academic journals in Turkey.[2] Participation grew rapidly: from 100 journals at launch in 2013 to 461 in 2014, 824 in 2015, and over 1,200 by 2016.[1]
In its initial phase, DergiPark operated on Open Journal Systems (OJS) infrastructure. As the platform grew, a new proprietary system — ULAKBİM Journal Systems (UJS) — was developed in-house and deployed in 2017 to improve performance and accommodate the growing number of journals and users.[1] From June 2015, DergiPark records were made compatible with the OAI-PMH standard to improve interoperability with international archives and discovery systems.[1] Free DOI assignment services for participating journals began in March 2017.[1]
Platform features
DergiPark provides all of its services free of charge to journals and publishers. Each participating journal is assigned a dedicated subdomain within the DergiPark infrastructure, with a separate visual identity, while sharing the common underlying platform managed and maintained by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM. Journal editors manage the full publishing workflow — from manuscript submission and peer review to final publication — through a web interface. A "Participation Contract" is signed between DergiPark and each journal to define mutual responsibilities. Technical maintenance, security, software updates, and data backup are handled centrally by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM.[1]
The platform is noted in international academic library guides as the primary portal for accessing Turkish academic journals.[3]
Scale and open access
As of 2024, DergiPark hosts approximately 2,400 active journals from over 180 Turkish universities and institutions. The platform has become the default infrastructure for Turkish academic publishing: an analysis published by the DOAJ found that approximately 95 percent of journals hosted on DergiPark are Diamond Open Access, meaning they charge no fees to either authors or readers.[4] A Zenodo-published country report prepared as part of the European DIAMAS (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models) initiative described DergiPark as supplying Crossref DOIs for approximately 1,500 journals and noted that roughly 75 percent of articles on the platform are in Turkish and 25 percent in English.[5]
See also
- Turkish Academic Network and Information Center
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Open access
- Directory of Open Access Journals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "About DergiPark". DergiPark. TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "DergiPark and International Visibility". TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Periodical Collections and Indexes: Turkish and Ottoman Studies". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ Turgut, Ramazan (29 September 2025). "Advancing Open Access in Türkiye". DOAJ Blog. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ Türkiye Country Report: An Analysis of Diamond Open Access Publishing in Türkiye (Report). TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM / DIAMAS. 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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