University of Huddersfield Press

University of Huddersfield Library

Academic Library · United Kingdom

University of Huddersfield Press

https://unipress.hud.ac.uk

Dawn Cockcroft, Publishing Press and Marketing Manager
Email: university.press@hud.ac.uk

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The University of Huddersfield Press was established in 2007 and has grown to become an open access publisher of high quality research. Our authors and editorial boards bring international research expertise and a strong orientation to practice and real-world application to their publications. The Press is keen to support emerging researchers and foster research communities by providing a platform for developing academic areas.
  • Publishing activities began: 2007
  • Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
  • Open access focus: Central to mission
  • Portion of Open Access publications: All
  • Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

  • Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
  • Advisory/editorial board: Yes
  • Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
  • Individual people: 1
  • Students: Graduate student(s)
  • Funding sources: Library materials budget; Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

  • Educational resources
  • Expansive digital publications
  • Journals
  • Monographs
  • Multimedia


Journal Publishing:
  • Journals published: 6
  • Campus-based faculty-created: 5
  • Campus-based student-created: 1
  • Peer-reviewed: 6
  • Currently inactive or archived: 3
Monograph/Book Publishing:
  • Monographs published: 2
  • Peer-reviewed: 2

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Music
  • History
  • Health
  • Pharmacy
  • Student research

Partners

  • Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs; Individual faculty; Graduate students; Undergraduate students
  • Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  • 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: Journals, monographs, music, and educational resources

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • images
  • multimedia
  • text
  • video
Software & Platforms:
  • Janeway

Additional Services:
  • author advisory - other
  • author advisory - copyright
  • Indexing services (e.g. assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
  • DOI distribution
  • analytics
  • applying for Cataloging in Publication Data
  • audio/video streaming
  • cataloging
  • compiling indexes and/or TOCs
  • contract/license preparation
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • ISBN registry
  • ISSN registry
  • marketing
  • metadata
  • peer review management
  • print-on-demand
  • typesetting
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • CLOCKSS
  • Portico

Policies