Iowa State University
Iowa State University Library
Digital Scholarship and Initiativesdigirep@iastate.edu
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Harrison W. Inefuku
Scholarly Publishing Services Librarian
515-294-3180
Program Overview
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University provides free public access to research, scholarship and creative works by Iowa State’s faculty, students and staff, increasing visibility and impact and supporting our university’s land-grant mission. We provide support and hosting for publishing peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and monographs.
Year publishing activities began: 2012
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (2); paraprofessional staff (3); undergraduate students (1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (50); non-library campus budget (50)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2017:
Library publications in 2017: campus-based student-driven journals (1); ETDs (1780); technical/research reports (14); faculty conference papers and proceedings (1); student conference papers and proceedings (3)
Number of open access titles: journals (1)
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties: engineering; agriculture; veterinary medicine
Top publications: Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis (journal); Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (proceedings); International Conference on the Epidemiology & Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork (proceedings)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: DPN
Additional services: marketing; outreach; training; analytics; cataloging; metadata; ISSN registry; peer review management; author copyright advisory; other author advisory; digitization; hosting of supplemental content; audio/video streaming
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Continuing to support our faculty, students and staff increase the visibility and impact of their research and scholarship through open access. Expanding our journal and conference proceedings publication activities.View All Entries