Free e-journal publishing services Timothy S. Deliyannides Director, Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing and Head, Information Technology the University of Pittsburgh experience

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 PhilSci Archive  2001 Electronic Theses & Dissertations  2002 Archive of European Integration  2003 Minority Health Archive  2003 Aphasiology Archive  2009 (general Institutional Repository)  2010 Industry Studies Working Papers

Total number of documents in ULS e-publications FY2000-FY2010

Growth in the number of ULS E-Publications

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

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 OpenX 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