University of Canterbury, New Zealand
University of Canterbury Library
University of Canterbury Libraryir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/11178
New Zealand
Primary Contact:
Stuart Broughton
Manager, Research Support Services
+64 3 369 3851
stuart.broughton@canterbury.ac.nz
Program Overview
The UC Lightweight Publishing Model serves as a platform of last resort to incubate journals, or provide back end services for scholarly publishing related to the University at low cost.
Year publishing activities began: 2016
Organization: services are distributed across library units/departments
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (2)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5): 3
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board: no
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2018:
Library publications in 2018: campus-based faculty-driven journals (3); campus-based student-driven journals (3); ETDs (852); undergraduate capstones/ honors theses (25)
Number of open access titles: campus-based faculty-driven journals (3); campus-based student-driven journals (3)
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; data
Disciplinary specialties: Pacific studies; natural history; philosophy; feminist studies; teacher education
Top publications: Continental Thought And Theory (journal); Pacific Dynamics (journal); Journal of Initial Teacher Inquiry (journal); International Journal for Intersectional Feminist Studies (journal)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs): 0
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): DSpace
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: cataloging; metadata; ISSN registry; DOI assignment/ allocation of identifiers; contract/license preparation; author copyright advisory