Atla

Member Organization · United States

https://www.atla.com/learning-engagement/atla-open-press/

Gillian Harrison Cain, Director of Membership & Engagement
Email: gcain@atla.com

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
Atla Open Press publishes open access books, journals, and other serials covering subjects at the intersection of librarianship and religious and theological studies that potentially impact libraries, that guide and support innovative library services, that enhance professional development for religious studies and theological librarians, and that represent specialized topics of interest in religion and theology relevant to the work of libraries in supporting the instruction and research.

Publishing activities began: 2008
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All
Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Organization (e.g., non-profit association, library consortium) that provides or supports library publishing activities on behalf of its library members
Advisory/editorial board: Yes
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
Individual people: 10

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Databases
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Journals
Monographs
Newsletters
Open educational resources

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 6
Contracted by external groups: 3
Peer-reviewed: 2

Monograph/Book Publishing:

Monographs published: 1
Peer-reviewed: 1

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 1

Highlights

Top Publications:

Theological Librarianship (journal)
Qualitative Research: A Field Manual for Ministry Students (monograph)
Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry (monograph)
The Theological Librarian's Handbook Series (monograph series)
TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

librarianship
teaching of religion and theology
theological studies
religion and religious studies

Partners

Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
Program’s openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners but only if in our disciplinary specialty
Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Works that pertain to librarianship or the support of teaching and learning in religion and/or theology as pertains to information science/librarianship.
Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

images
multimedia
text

Software & Platforms:

Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Open Monograph Press (OMP)

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
author advisory - other
DOI distribution
cataloging
copyediting
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
image services
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
marketing
metadata
peer review management
print-on-demand
training
typesetting

Digital Preservation Strategy:

In-house
Portico

Policies

Digital Accessibility Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Plagiarism and Misconduct Policy and Use of AI Generated Content Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Conflict of Interest Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Authorial Name Change Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Open Access Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Peer Review Process Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Preservation Policy: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Privacy Statement: https://serials.atla.com/theolib/about

Highlighted Publication

Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry

Bivocational and Beyond provides a wide range of perspectives on faith, leadership, and learning to equip pastors and theological educators for a future in which multivocational ministry may become the norm.