University of Illinois at Chicago
University Library
Scholarly Communicationsescholarship@uic.edu
library.uic.edu/home/services/escholarship
United States
Primary Contact:
Sandy De Groote
Scholarly Communication Librarian
312-413-9494
Program Overview
The objective/mission of the UIC University Library publishing program is to advance scholarly knowledge in a cost-effective manner.
Year publishing activities began: 2007
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (1); undergraduate students (3)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (70); charge backs (30)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2016:
Library publications in 2016: campus-based faculty driven journals (5); campus-based student driven journals (2); technical/research reports (2); newsletters (1); ETDs (700)
Number of open access titles: journals (5); monographs ()
Number of paid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Number of hybrid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Media formats: text; images; data
Disciplinary specialties: social work; Internet studies; public health informatics
Top publications: First Monday; Online Journal of Public Health Informatics; Behavior and Social Issues; Uncommon Culture; Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 80
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): DSpace; OJS
Digital preservation strategy: LOCKSS
Additional services: typesetting; cataloging; metadata; notification of A&I sources; DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: publish more journals, publish dataView All Entries