University of Arizona

University of Arizona Libraries

Academic Library · United States

Research Engagement

https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/

Ellen Dubinsky, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Phone: 520-621-6433

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The University of Arizona Libraries provides tools, services, and expertise that enable the creation, distribution, and preservation of scholarly works and research data in support of the mission of the University of Arizona.

Publishing activities began: 1994
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
Individual people: 3
Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Grey literature
Journals
Monographs
Multimedia
Newsletters
Open educational resources

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 14
Campus-based faculty-created: 7
Campus-based student-created: 4
Contracted by external groups: 3
Peer-reviewed: 11
Currently inactive or archived: 7

Highlights

Top Publications:

Journal of Political Ecology (journal)
Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies (journal)
Lymphology (journal)
Journal of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (journal)
Journal of Appellate Practice and Process (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Social sciences
Education
Anthropology
Law

Partners

Internal partners: Campus departments or programs; Individual faculty; Graduate students; Undergraduate students
Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
The University of Arizona Press is also housed within the Libraries. However, library publishing of journals, open educational resources, and repository services works independently of the University of Arizona Press.
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)
Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
images
text
video

Software & Platforms:

DSpace
figshare
Janeway
Pressbooks

Additional Services:

author advisory - copyright
audio/video streaming
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
ISSN registry

Digital Preservation Strategy:

AP Trust
In-house
Portico

Policies

Other Policies:
We have a general policies statement for all journals within our portfolio.

Links to Policies:
https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/site/policies/

Adopted Policies:
Committee on Publication Ethics; Directory of Open Access Journals; Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association; World Association of Medical Editors' Council of Science Editors; Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications

Highlighted Publication

Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process is a professionally edited publication that provides a forum for creative thought and dialogue about the operation of appellate courts and their influence on the development of the law. The Journal is distributed to every state and federal appellate judge in the United States and the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada.