Library Publishing Directory

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

University Library of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Academic Library · Germany

FAU University Press

https://www.university-press.fau.de/

Markus Putnings, Senior Librarian, Publishing Manager
Phone: +49-9131-8527835
Email: university-press@fau.de

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The University Library of Erlangen-Nürnberg manages the open access publishing house FAU University Press on behalf of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and its Open Science Policy (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5602559). The aim is to publish and disseminate selected publications by members of the university quickly and cost-effectively in open access and optionally also in print. The publishing portfolio covers the entire spectrum of disciplines taught at FAU.
  • Publishing activities began: 2011
  • Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
  • Open access focus: Central to mission
  • Portion of Open Access publications: All
  • Publishing Languages: German; English; other

Program Organization

  • Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
  • Advisory/editorial board: Yes
  • Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 4
  • Individual people: 6
  • Funding sources: Charge backs/cost sharing, Library materials budget, Library operating budget, Sales revenue

Publishing Activities

  • Conference papers or proceedings
  • Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
  • Expansive digital publications
  • Journals
  • Monographs


Journal Publishing:
  • Currently inactive or archived: 1
Monograph/Book Publishing:
  • Monographs published: 43
  • Peer-reviewed: 43
  • Required fee to enable Open Access: 43

Highlights

Top Publications:
  • Sources of Solidarity. A Short Introduction to the Foundations of Human Rights (book)
  • Researching Academic Freedom. Guidelines and Sample Case Studies (book)
  • Invasive Computing (book)
  • Learning and Teaching EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations. An Open Educational Resource (book)
  • The Cooccurrence of Linguistic Structures (book)
Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Humanities
  • Engineering and materials sciences
  • Law
  • Social sciences
  • Informatics

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • data
  • text
Software & Platforms:
  • DSpace
  • WordPress
Additional Services:
  • assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
  • Indexing services (e.g.
  • author advisory - other
  • author advisory - copyright
  • DOI distribution
  • cataloging
  • contract/license preparation
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • hosting of supplemental content
  • image services
  • ISBN registry
  • ISSN registry
  • marketing
  • metadata
  • peer review management
  • print-on-demand
  • training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • In-house

Policies

Accessibility policy, Antiracism policy, Author rights/copyright policy, Conflict of interest policy, Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement, Editorial board policy, Ethics statement, Inclusive language policy, Open access policy, Peer review policy