Browsing the database
If you want to explore the database of copyright and Open Access self-archiving policies of Polish scientific journals go to the BRIDGE of Knowledge website and select the Journals module in the Ministry points section. You will go to the catalog page containing all journals indexed on the platform, both Polish and foreign.
Then use the filters on the left side of the screen. Among them, select the option: Polish magazines with publishing policy -> has in MOST Wiedzy, this will cause the titles assigned to the database of copyright and Open Access self-archiving policies of Polish scientific journals to be displayed.
Simple search
1. Journal title or ISSN.
a) If you want to search for a specific journal in the database of copyright and Open Access self-archiving policies of Polish scientific journals and you know a title or an ISSN, simply go to the BRIDGE of Knowledge and enter the title of the journal or its ISSN in the search window.
After confirming, the title you are looking for will be shown in the results. By clicking on the title, you go to the journal’s detailed record containing the data stored in the database.
b) An alternative way to find a journal whose title or ISSN you know is to search for it on the Journal Catalogue list. Just like previously, go to the BRIDGE of Knowledge and select Journals module.
After confirming, the Journal Catalogue will appear in the form of an alphabetical list. To facilitate browsing the long list of titles, you can use the alphabetical grouping of the journal database at the bottom of the page. By selecting a letter of the alphabet, you go to the list of journal titles beginning with that letter. Next, select the title you are looking for and go to its record.
2. Publisher or supervisory institution.
If you only know the publishing house or supervisory institution, the search process for the journal you are looking for is as follows: on the BRIDGE of Knowledge, select Publishers module from the main catalogue.
After the Publisher Catalogue appears, select a Publisher from the list. Confirm and go to the list of journals published by the Publisher and choose a journal title.
Advanced search with filters
Searching with filters is most effective for potential authors looking for journals with a corresponding publishing policy.
Go to the BRIDGE of Knowledge page and select Journals module. In the journal catalogue on the left side of the screen, you will find several filters. The use of individual filters is not obligatory.
Filters:
- Discipline – choose from the seven proposed domains. You can expand the filtering for disciplines using the drop-down symbol (+) or keep the selected discipline.
- Ministerial points – in the fields, enter numerical values in the proposed range.
- Ministerial points list – you can choose according to the status of the journal against the ministerial list.
- Citescore (Scopus indicator) – choose numerical values in the proposed range.
- Model – select your preferred journal model.
- Polish magazines with publishing policy – here you have direct access to the database of copyright and Open Access self-archiving policies of Polish scientific journals.
- Licence – select your preferred licences. This filter applies only to Polish journals, as the Journal Catalogue also includes profiles of foreign journals. To restrict the selection to Polish titles, mark all licences.
- Journals with publications – this filter allows you to select journals with attached publications. Publications are reported by authors affiliated with the Gdańsk Tech University or people with an account at the BRIDGE of Knowledge.
After selecting and accepting specific filtering elements in the catalogue, you will get a list of journals based on the selected criteria.
