McGill University
McGill University Library & Archives
Digital Initiativeshttp://www.mcgill.ca/library/services/scholarly-publishing
Canada
Primary Contact:
Jessica Lange
Scholarly Communications Librarian
514-398-2895
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 (0.50); paraprofessional staff (0.35); graduate students (0.1)
Funding sources (%): library operating 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 2017:
Library publications in 2017: campus-based faculty-driven journals (6); campus-based student driven journals (2); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (3); monographs (3); technical/research reports (25); ETDs (2225); undergraduate capstones/honors theses (9)
Number of open access titles: journals (12); monographs (3)
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; audio; video
Disciplinary specialties: education; food cultures; library history; cultural issues
Top publications: McGill Journal of Education (journal); CuiZine (journal); Education Libraries (journal); Canadian Review of Art Education (journal); Fontanus (journal)
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; journal archive preservation
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: data publishing, DOI servicesView All Entries