Library Publishing Directory

University of Johannesburg

UJ Library

Academic Library · South Africa

UJ Press

https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp

Wikus van Zyl, Manager
Phone: +27115592891
Email: wikusvz@uj.ac.za

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
UJ Press was established in October 2020 under the auspices of the UJ Library. The press started publishing Open Access journals on the Open Journal System (OJS). In October 2021, the Press set up an Open Monograph Press (OMP) and started publishing books in print, electronic and audio formats. UJ Press publish titles in all disciplines including issues surrounding 4IR and the UN SDGs. The Press also publish co-publications with international publishers, translated titles, digital scholarship including video and audio scholarly outputs and Open Access textbooks. Lastly, it will publish data sets, 3D assets and other digital formats with their publications.
  • Publishing activities began: 2021
  • Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
  • Open access focus: Central to mission
  • Portion of Open Access publications: Most
  • Publishing Languages: English, Afrikaans, isiXhoza, isiZulu, Xam

Program Organization

  • Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
  • Advisory/editorial board: Yes
  • Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 2
  • Individual people: 2
  • Students: Graduate student(s)
  • Funding sources: Author fees; Library operating budget; Sales revenue

Publishing Activities

  • Conference papers or proceedings
  • Expansive digital publications
  • Journals
  • Monographs
  • Open educational resources


Journal Publishing:
  • Journals published: 17
  • Campus-based faculty-created: 13
  • Contracted by external groups: 4
  • Peer-reviewed: 17
  • Required fee to enable Open Access: 1
Monograph/Book Publishing:
  • Monographs published: 33
  • Peer-reviewed: 33
  • Required fee to enable Open Access: 26
Open Educational Resources Publishing:
  • Open Educational Resources: 1

Highlights

Top Publications:
  • Landmark Constitutional Cases that Changed South Africa (book)
  • Academic Libraries: Reflecting on Crisis, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Way Forward (book)
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Law and Related Disciplines (book)
  • Communicare: Journal for Communication Studies in Africa (journal)
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South (journal)
Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Sociology
  • Religion
  • Languages

Partners

  • Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty
  • Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  • Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
  • Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
  • Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Open Access publications focussing on the UN SDGs or titles that have a South African or African focus.
  • Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): Yes

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • multimedia
  • text
  • video
Software & Platforms:
  • Open Journal Systems (OJS)
  • Open Monograph Press (OMP)
Additional Services:
  • author advisory - copyright
  • applying for Cataloging in Publication Data
  • budget preparation
  • business model development
  • cataloging
  • marketing
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • PKP Open Preservation Network
  • CLOCKSS
  • LOCKSS

Policies

  • Copyright and Permissions: https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/permissions
  • Editorial Advisory Committee: https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/eac
  • Ethics Statement: https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/ethics
  • Open Access Policy: https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/about
  • Peer Review: https://ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/about

    • Adopted Policies:
    Publishers Association of South Africa; ASSAf National Scholarly Book Publishers' Forum; Association of University Presses; OAPEN (Open Access Monograph Publishers)

    Additional Information

    Last Year:
    We have now completed two years of operation and became profitable at the end of year two.
    Future Plans:
    We are looking to become a separate legal entity for the University of Johannesburg but will still be based in the UJ Library. We will add staff members as the list grows and revenue allows.
    Other Information:
    None