University of Guelph
University of Guelph Library
Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communicationlib.research@uoguelph.ca
http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/get-assistance/publishing-support
Canada
Primary Contact:
Wayne Johnston
Head, Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communication
519-824-4120 x56900
Program Overview
The Library maintains an Open Journal System, a platform which maintains, stores, and automates the publishing process for online, open access journals. The University of Guelph Library currently hosts fifteen open access journals through our Open Journal System.
Year publishing activities began: 2004
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (60)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2015:
Library publications in 2015: campus-based faculty-driven journals (4); campus-based student-driven journals (5); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (5); databases (24); ETDs (550)
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
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Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data
Disciplinary specialties: improvisational music; French language and culture; Scottish history; African education; Library science
Top publications: Critical Studies in Improvisation; International Review of Scottish Studies; Nouvelle Revue Synergies Canada; African Journal of Teacher Education; Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 90
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): DSpace; Fedora; OJS
Digital preservation strategy: Scholars Portal
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); training; analytics; dataset management; author copyright advisory; other author advisory; audio/video streaming