Free ejournal publishing services the University of Pittsburgh
Free e-journal publishing services the University of Pittsburgh experience Timothy S. Deliyannides Director, Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing and Head, Information Technology
Strategic Goal Innovation in Scholarly Communication § Support researchers in – efficient knowledge production – rapid dissemination of new research – open access to scholarly information § Build collaborative partnerships around the world § Improve the production and sharing of scholarly research § Support innovative publishing services § Establish trusted repositories for the research output of the University
Collaboration with University of Pittsburgh Press § Press focuses on books and monographs rather than journals § Press Digital Editions – collaborative project between Press and Library – 750 books digitized by ULS – includes both in-print and out-of-print titles – all are Open Access
Open Access Author Self-archiving Repositories § 2001 Phil. Sci Archive § 2001 Electronic Theses & Dissertations § 2002 Archive of European Integration § 2003 Minority Health Archive § 2003 Aphasiology Archive § 2009 D-Scholarship@Pitt (general Institutional Repository) § 2010 Industry Studies Working Papers
Total number of documents in ULS e-publications FY 2000 -FY 2010 40 000 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 5 000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
Growth in the number of ULS E-Publications 27 Open Access Archives E-Journals 22 9 - FY 2000 2 FY 2001 2 3 FY 2002 FY 2003 5 FY 2004 5 FY 2005 5 FY 2006 2 5 FY 2007 3 5 FY 2008 4 6 FY 2009 7 FY 2010 7 FY 2011 7 FY 2012
ULS E-Journal Publishing § Rapid growth to 27 journals since 2007 § Peer-reviewed scholarly research journals § Most are Open Access and electronic-only § Based on PKP Open Journal Systems (OJS) § Editorial teams are located around the world § Five journals have multilingual content
Breakdown of Pitt Journals 2 10 15 25 Refereed Non-refereed Edited at U. of Pittsburgh Non-Pitt: hosted for external partners
Breakdown of Pitt Journals 7 12 15 20 Faculty/Scholar-edited Student-edited Existing Publications New titles
Journal publishing goals § Propel scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh § Extend service beyond the home institution § Save ‘at-risk’ journals without the infrastructure or know-how to go electronic § Incentivize Open Access Publishing worldwide
Journal Publishing Strategies § Maintain quality and academic integrity § Choose partners carefully § Rely on self-sufficient editors § Work smart, not hard § Keep costs low
Based on self-sufficient editors § Editorial staff are expected to become self-sufficient by the time first issue is published § Editors are responsible for managing: – all content decisions – all processing workflow – all communication with their editorial staff, reviewers, authors, subscribers and readers
Journal Proposal Form § Collects detailed information on which to base selection decision § Focus, scope, description of content § Justification of need § Credentials of Editorial Board § Description of review process
Selection Criteria § Original scholarly content § Rigorous blind review process § Commitment to Open Access for content § Editorial Board of internationally recognized scholars
Student Publications § Only supported for University of Pittsburgh § Provides valuable learning experience § Faculty involvement is required to maintain continuity § Selection criteria are relaxed for student publications – Peer review process – Quality of editorial board
Publications Advisory Board § Includes leaders in scholarly publishing and Open Access issues § Provides strategic guidance and expertise for ULS digital publishing program § Assists in development of publication policies governing: – Selection and evaluation criteria for partners – Open Access and Creative Commons licensing – Cost recovery mechanisms
Staffing for journal publishing 1. 00 FTE OJS production manager 0. 25 FTE administrator: partner relations, marketing 0. 30 FTE graphic designers 0. 20 FTE OJS sys admin ___________ 1. 75 FTE TOTAL 100% funded from internal reallocation of operating budget
Advertising § Currently exploring Open. X Ad server as a plug-in to OJS § In development: – policies/procedures for publisher review of advertising – cost model to cover Publisher overhead for advertising
Future challenges § Understanding sustainability issues – Track labor costs – Separate one-time and ongoing labor – Long term data collection required § Quantitative measurement of impact § Ongoing monitoring/evaluation of academic quality
http: //www. library. pitt. edu/e-journals
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