On February 10, 2022, Chinese Journal of Stroke was evaluated by the internationally renowned Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) database and was officially indexed in the DOAJ database. This means that the quality of the journal and the open access policy of Chinese Journal of Stroke have reached the international standard, which is important to expand the scope of the journal, increase the visibility of the network and enhance the academic influence of our authors. (For inquiry, please visit: https://doaj.org/)