University of Pittsburgh

University Library System

Academic Library · United States

Pitt Open Library Publishing

https://www.library.pitt.edu/e-journals

Phoebe Duke-Mosier, Scholarly Publishing Librarian
Email: phoebe.dm@pitt.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
Our mission is to support researchers in knowledge production, rapid sharing of new research, and Open Access to scholarly information; build collaborative partnerships around the world; improve the production and sharing of scholarly research; and support innovative publishing services.

Publishing activities began: 1999
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All
Publishing Languages: English; Spanish; Portuguese; French; Japanese; Turkish

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: 5
Funding sources: Charge backs/cost sharing; Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Expansive digital publications
Journals

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 30
Campus-based faculty-created: 13
Campus-based student-created: 4
Contracted by external groups: 13
Peer-reviewed: 30
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0
Currently inactive or archived: 21

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

data
images
text

Software & Platforms:

EPrints
Omeka
Open Journal Systems (OJS)

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
analytics
digitization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
graphic design (print or web)
ISSN registry
training

Digital Preservation Strategy:

LOCKSS
Preservica

Policies

Author rights/copyright policy; Ethics statement; Name change policy; Open access policy; Peer review policy; Preservation policy; Retraction/correction policy

Highlighted Publication

Names: A Journal of Onomastics

Names: A Journal of Onomastics is one of the world’s leading scholarly journals devoted to the study of onomastics, the scholarly investigation of names and naming. Since the first issue in 1952, this scientific quarterly has continuously published cutting-edge, original articles, notes, and book reviews that investigate the derivation, function, and impact of names and naming in North America and around the world.