Stephen F. Austin State University
Ralph W. Steen Library
Center for Digital Scholarship
2020 CONTACT:R. Philip Reynolds, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Phone: 936-468-1453
Email: preynolds@sfasu.edu
Program Overview
Highlighting and showcasing the intellectual and creative output of the university.
Publishing Activities Began: 2014
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 70%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 70%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 1
- Paraprofessional staff: 1
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Operating Budget: 100%
Publishing Activities
Types of publications: conference papers and proceedings, faculty; conference papers and proceedings, student; educational resources (ex. textbooks, course modules); electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs); journals, campus-based faculty-created; journals, contracted by external groups; technical/research reports; undergraduate capstones/honors theses.| 2019 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus-based Faculty-driven Journal | 9 | 9 | ||
| Campus-based Student-driven Journals | ||||
| Databases | ||||
| ETDs | 52 | 232 | ||
| Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
| Journals for External Groups | 1 | 1 | ||
| Monographs | ||||
| Newsletters | ||||
| Student Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
| Technical/Research Reports | ||||
| Textbooks | ||||
| Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses | 8 |
2019: New publications from July 2018 to June 2019. Journals include titles actively publishing during the date range. Other publication types include items that were published or added to repositories for the first time within the date range.
OA/Paid/Hybrid: Publications currently published and/or available online. OA (open access) publications do not include counts for hybrid publications. Hybrid publications are those that may be offered in some form as OA, but are also available as a paid version.
Highlights
Top Publications:
- East Texas Historical Journal (journal)
- Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State (journal)
- Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice (journal)
- School Leadership Review (journal)
- Basic Concepts in Forest Valuation and Investment Analysis, Edition 3.0 (textbook)
Disciplinary Specialties:
- anthropology
- regional history
- human services
- education K-12
- educational leadership
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate studentsOpeness to Partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g. local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
Best publications to refer to our program: Journals with ties to faculty or staff to Stephen F. Austin State University.
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- modeling
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- Digital Commons (bepress)
Additional Services:
- applying for Cataloging in Publication Data
- audio/video streaming
- author advisory – copyright
- contract/license preparation
- digitization
- DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
- graphic design (print or web)
- ISSN registry
- notification of A&I sources
- peer review management
- training
Digital Preservation Strategy:
Service Vendors: CrossRef; bepress - Amazon S3
Additional Information
Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:We hope to start publishing an undergraduate research journal.
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