Thanks to the trawling majesty of Google Scholar, I came across a paper published in the Ukrainian journal Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energy which cites a paper of mine. The article itself presents some nice calculations of giant resonances in tin nuclei. Though I have been aware of this somewhat obscure journal before, I hadn't quite realised that it is free to publish in and open access. It is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals, pointing out that not only is it free to publish in, but authors retain full rights, and the papers are published as CC BY-NC license. So, all in all, it ticks all the boxes. I must say, I also like its basic html feel and the idea of supporting a journal published by the Ukrainian nuclear physics community is also appealing.
The only weird thing about it is that submissions must come with a cover letter signed by your Head of Department. Oh, and the papers must be written in Microsoft Word, which is also a bit of a weird requirement.
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