University of Illinois at Chicago
Assessment and Scholarly Communication
2020 CONTACT:Sandy De Groote, Scholarly Communication Librarian
Phone: 312-413-9494
Email: sgroote@uic.edu
Program Overview
The objective/mission of the UIC University Library publishing program is to advance scholarly knowledge in a cost-effective manner.
Publishing Activities Began: 2007
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 80%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 80%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 2
- Graduate students: 0.5
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Operating Budget: 70%
- Charge Backs: 30%
Publishing Activities
Types of publications: electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs); journals, campus-based faculty-created; journals, campus-based student-created; technical/research reports.| 2019 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus-based Faculty-driven Journal | 5 | 5 | ||
| Campus-based Student-driven Journals | 2 | 2 | ||
| Databases | ||||
| ETDs | 700 | |||
| Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
| Journals for External Groups | ||||
| Monographs | ||||
| Newsletters | 1 | |||
| Student Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
| Technical/Research Reports | 2 | |||
| Textbooks | ||||
| Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses |
2019: New publications from July 2018 to June 2019. Journals include titles actively publishing during the date range. Other publication types include items that were published or added to repositories for the first time within the date range.
OA/Paid/Hybrid: Publications currently published and/or available online. OA (open access) publications do not include counts for hybrid publications. Hybrid publications are those that may be offered in some form as OA, but are also available as a paid version.
Highlights
Top Publications:
- First Monday (journal)
- Online Journal of Public Health Informatics (journal)
- Uncommon Culture (journal)
- Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration (journal)
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate studentsOpeness to Partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g. local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- multimedia/interactive content
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- OJS
- figshare
Additional Services:
- cataloging
- DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
- metadata
- notification of A&I sources
- typesetting
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- LOCKSS
Additional Information
Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:We are exploring the possibility of working with external partners in specific disciplinary specialties and hoping to expand our services to support multi-modal publishing and digital scholarship projects.
Highlighted Publication
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