University of Massachusetts Amherst

Academic Library · United States

Scholarly Communication

https://www.library.umass.edu/umass-open-access-journals-conferences/

Erin Jerome, Library Publishing & Institutional Repository Librarian
Phone: 413-545-2174
Email: ewjerome@library.umass.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries provide publishing services for open access journals, conference proceedings, monographs, educational resources, and other openly licensed materials produced by the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We publish on platforms open to all researchers, scholars, and readers in order to provide global, equitable, and transparent access to the innovative research and creative works produced by our campus community and affiliates.

Publishing activities began: 2006
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
We are looking to expand and grow our publishing services in the coming years.
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: Most
Publishing Languages: English; Spanish; Portuguese; Chinese; Irish/Gaelic; Russian; Catalan; French; Russian; Kaingang; Chikashanompa'

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 2
Individual people: 5
Students: Undergraduate student(s)
Funding sources: Library materials budget

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Grey literature
Journals
Monographs
Multimedia
Newsletters
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)
Posters

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 9
Campus-based faculty-created: 7
Campus-based student-created: 2
Peer-reviewed: 7
Required fee to enable Open Access: 1
Currently inactive or archived: 8

Monograph/Book Publishing:

Monographs published: 3
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 8

Highlights

Top Publications:

Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (journal)
UMass Amherst Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
Travel and Tourism Research Association (conference proceedings)
Economics Department Working Papers (working papers)
Journal of Hospitality Financial Management (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Education
Communication
Language and literature
Environmental conservation
Travel and tourism

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
images
text
video

Software & Platforms:

Digital Commons (bepress)
Janeway
Pressbooks

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
analytics
audio/video streaming
cataloging
contract/license preparation
dataset management
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
hosting of supplemental content
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
marketing
metadata
training

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Digital preservation services under discussion

Policies

Accessibility policy; Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement; Open access policy; Other (please specify)

Accesibility Statement: https://www.library.umass.edu/justice-equity-diversity-inclusion/#accessibility-statement
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: https://www.library.umass.edu/justice-equity-diversity-inclusion/
Open Access Policy: https://www.library.umass.edu/open-access-policy/

Other Policies:

Links to Policies:

Adopted Policies:

Additional Information

Last Year:
We made the decision to migrate our institutional repository and journals from our current platform (Digital Commons) to two open-source platforms, DSpace and Janeway.

Future Plans:
After our migrations are complete, we intend to expand and formalize our publishing program and services.