McGill University
McGill University Library & Archives
Digital Initiativeshttp://www.mcgill.ca/library/services/scholarly-publishing
Canada
Primary Contact:
Jenn Riley
Associate Dean, Digital Initiatives
514-398-3642
Program Overview
McGill University Library showcases the research done by the McGill community via publishing initiatives such as electronic theses and dissertations, open access journals and monographs, and by partnering with others to develop new methods to disseminate research.
Year publishing activities began: 1988
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (0.25); paraprofessional staff (0.35); graduate students (0.1)
Funding sources (%): library operatin budget (95); grants (5)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2016:
Library publications in 2016: journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (5); technical/research reports (56); ETDs (1031); undergraduate capstones/honors theses (12); The Living Lab (collection of research reports) hosted on behalf of the Office for Sustainability
Number of open access titles: journals (7); monographs (1)
Number of paid titles: journals (0); monographs (0)
Number of hybrid titles: journals (0); monographs (0)
Media formats: text; images; audio; video
Disciplinary specialties: education; food cultures; library history; cultural issues
Top publications: McGill Journal of Education; CuiZine; Fontanus
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 90
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: Public Knowledge Project, Erudit, ThesesCanada
Publishing platform(s): OJS; locally developed software; digitool
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: training; analytics; notification of A&I sources; ISSN registry; ISBN registry; author copyright advisory; digitization; hosting of supplemental content