Towson University

Albert S. Cook Library

• https://journals.towson.edu/
• LIBRARY-ScholPub@towson.edu

Cook Library Open Journals

Program Overview

• Publishing activities began: 2023
• Stage of publishing efforts: 1 - Pilot
  Journal program is in pilot stage; ETDs are established.
  
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: All
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Services distributed across library units/departments
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 2
• Individual people: 3
• Funding sources: Grants; Library materials budget; Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Journals

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs; Individual faculty
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g., local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
• Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Community-engaged scholarship
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

Policies