University of North Texas
UNT Libraries
Scholarly Publishing ServicesUnited States
Primary Contact:
Martin Halbert
Dean of Libraries
940-565-3025
Program Overview
The UNT Libraries Scholarly Publishing Services are a collaborative program between faculty and the library to develop new and innovative forms of scholarly publications, especially using digital technologies.
Year publishing activities began: 2009
Organization: services are distributed across library units/departments
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: library staff (4), graduate students (1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2014:
Library publications in 2014: faculty-driven journals (1); student-driven journals (1)
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images; audio; video; data; multimedia/interactive content
Disciplinary specialties: electronic arts
Top publications: Möbius Journal (journal); The Eagle Feather (journal)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 50
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: Texas State Historical Association
Publishing platform(s): locally developed software
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); metadata
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Cultivating new ideas for collaborative scholarly publications.View All Entries