University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Library
Library & University Collections
2019 CONTACT:Angela Laurins, Library Learning Services Manager
Phone: 0044 131 651 5224
Email: Angela.Laurins@ed.ac.uk
Program Overview
Edinburgh University Library uses Open Journal Systems to provide a journal hosting service for University of Edinburgh academic staff and student groups to publish Open Access journals. As part of the Scottish Digital Library Consortium we offer a hosting platform on a shared service basis.
Publishing Activities Began: 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 4 - Growing
Open Access Focus (1–5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: Yes
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United Kingdom
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1–5): 4 - Growing
Open Access Focus (1–5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: Yes
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 1.5
- Paraprofessional staff:
- Graduate students:
- Undergraduates:
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Materials Budget: %
- Library Operating Budget: 100%
- Non-library Campus Budget: %
- Endowment Income: %
- Charitable Contributions: %
- Grants: %
- Sales Revenue: %
- Licensing Revenue: %
- Charge Backs: %
- Other: %
Publishing Activities
All Library Publishing Activities:- Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 8
- Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 7
- Journals Produced for External Groups: 1
Open Access Publishing:
- Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 10
- Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 8
- Journals Produced for External Groups: 1
Highlights
Disciplinary Specialties:
- community education
- linguistics
- archaeology
- anthropology
- South Asian studies
Top Publications:
- Finance and Society
- Journal of Lithic Studies
- Language and Psychoanalysis
- Concept
- Papers in Historical Phonology
Partners
Internal Partners: individual faculty; graduate students, undergraduate studentsExternal Partners: European Association for Health Information and Libraries
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- OJS
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- Digital preservation services under discussion
- LOCKSS
Additional Services:
- analytics
- author advisory – copyright
- author advisory – other
- business model development
- digitization
- DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
- hosting of supplemental content
- ISSN registry
- notification of A&I sources
- outreach
- training