1. Open Access journals and Universities
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Open Access journals and Universities
a world without APCs is possible
Stefano Bolelli Gallevi

2. Riviste UniMi platform: why/aims
Give visibility to research of the university, particularly in humanities and social sciences
Find a sustainable communication tool in terms of costs and human resources
Enhance ways of communications and dissemination of the results of research
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3. Riviste UniMi platform: how/structure
Founded in 2008 with 2 journals (now 40)
Based on Open Journal Systems OJS 2.0
Both journals and book series are accepted
UniMi researchers can start a journal as editors in chief or as members of the editorial board
Publication does not require APC
Contents have to be published in Open Access [without embargo]
Governing board, formed by editors in chief of the journals (meets twice a year)
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4. Riviste UniMi platform: what/subject areas
Humanities
Philology
Linguistics
History
Romance philology
Modern literatures
Social sciences
Law
Sociology
Earth science
Veterinary
Medicine (coming soon)
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5. Riviste UniMi platform: workflow
Researchers submit a publication project to the Research evaluation office of the University
OJS first Setup is made with office support
The editorial team of the journal completes the setup and starts with the publication workflow
The office collects the statistics (e.g. downloads, indexing, users) and gives support for indexing
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6. Riviste UniMi platform: data
Downloads: in 2018
Journal managers: 215
Editors: 325
Reviewers: 4378
Authors: 5168
Registered Readers: 9702
Costs: 6000 euros per year (hosting and technical support)
Human resources (by both editorial and office teams) can’t be quantified precisely
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7. Riviste UniMi platform: statistics & reports
In OJS: statistics COUNTER compliant in xml/csv format
2016 report, with an intro and serials’ description (to be updated in 2019)
Altmetrics
2018 report on indexing
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8. Riviste UniMi platform: quality criteria
Persistent identifier (DOI)
Peer review (editorial board choice)
Code of ethics
ISSN (after 5 articles published)
NBN legal deposit
Registered policy (Sherpa)
Gold OA (no APC for submission and/or publication)
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9. Riviste UniMi platform: indexing
DOAJ
ERIH+ (if applicable)
ESCI
Scopus
ScienceOpen (1 submission accepted for free indexing)
Disciplinary databases (MLA, LatIndex, CIRC…)
Library catalogs (WorldCat, SBN, ACNP…)
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10. Riviste UniMi: further developments
Deeper statistics (e.g. download provenance)
Migration to OJS 3
Workflow with submission and review
Open monograph
Build stronger support (university press?)
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11. Riviste UniMi: conclusion
Researchers’ work and engagement +
Technical support
Digital environment & tool
Strong quality criteria =
a world without APCs
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12. Stefano Bolelli Gallevi
Thank you!
Stefano Bolelli Gallevi
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