Pacific University
Pacific University Libraries
Local Collections and Publication Services / Pacific University Presswww.pacificu.edu/library/services/lcps/index.cfm; www.pacificu.edu/press
United States
Primary Contact:
Isaac Gilman
Scholarly Communication and Publishing Services Librarian
503-352-1488
Program Overview
Pacific University Libraries’ publishing services exist to disseminate diverse and significant scholarly and creative work, regardless of a work’s economic potential. Through flexible open access publishing models and author services, Pacific University Libraries will contribute to the discovery of new ideas (from scholars within and outside the Pacific community) and to the sustainability of the publishing system.
Year publishing activities began: 2010
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (0.9); paraprofessional staff (0.1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (90); charitable contributions (6); endowment income (4)
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: campus-based faculty driven journals (5); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (1); monographs (7); faculty conference papers and proceedings (1); ETDs (44); undergraduate capstones/honors theses (6)
Number of open access titles: journals (7); monographs (26)
Number of paid titles: journals (0); monographs (0)
Number of hybrid titles: journals (0); monographs (4)
Media formats: text; images; audio
Disciplinary specialties: health care; philosophy; librarianship
Top publications: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication; Essays in Philosophy (journal); Health & Interprofessional Practice (journal)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 86
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty
External partners: Oregon Library Association; HELPS International; Society for Study of Occupation:USA
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: Portico; digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: print-on-demand; typesetting; copy-editing; marketing; training; analytics; metadata; notification of A&I sources; ISSN registry; ISBN registry; DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers; peer review management; contract/license preparation; author copyright advisory; digitization
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: With the establishment of the Pacific University Press (2015), our monograph publishing activities wille expand over the next 3-5 years; this will include both open access and hybrid access models.View All Entries