University of Pittsburgh
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
2020 CONTACT:Vanessa Gabler, Electronic Publications Manager
Phone: 412-648-3292
Email: vgabler@pitt.edu
Program Overview
The University Library System, University of Pittsburgh is committed to helping research communities share knowledge and ideas through open and responsible collaboration. We subsidize the costs of electronic publishing so that our partners can focus on editorial content and scholarly collaboration.
Location: United States
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Open Access Focus (1-5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: Yes
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 3.5
- Library Operating Budget: 75%
- Charge Backs: 25%
Publishing Activities
Types of publications: electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs); journals, campus-based faculty-created; journals, campus-based student-created; journals, contracted by external groups; undergraduate capstones/honors theses.2019 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Campus-based Faculty-driven Journal | 9 | 14 | 1 | |
Campus-based Student-driven Journals | 5 | 8 | ||
Databases | ||||
ETDs | 615 | 9475 | ||
Faculty Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
Journals for External Groups | 16 | 19 | ||
Monographs | 3 | |||
Newsletters | ||||
Student Conference Papers and Proceedings | ||||
Technical/Research Reports | ||||
Textbooks | ||||
Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses | 43 | 348 |
2019: New publications from July 2018 to June 2019. Journals include titles actively publishing during the date range. Other publication types include items that were published or added to repositories for the first time within the date range.
OA/Paid/Hybrid: Publications currently published and/or available online. OA (open access) publications do not include counts for hybrid publications. Hybrid publications are those that may be offered in some form as OA, but are also available as a paid version.
Highlights
- Journal of the Medical Library Association (journal)
- LEDGER (journal)
- Journal of World-Systems Research (journal)
- International Journal of Rehabilitation (journal)
- D-Scholarship (institutional repository)
- Latin American studies
- history and philosophy of science
- law
- health sciences
- education
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate studentsOpeness to Partners: Open to working with any external partner
Best publications to refer to our program: We are seeking partners who: Ensure quality through a rigorous peer-review process; Support Open Access to scholarly research; Are supported by an internationally recognized editorial board; Possess the staff resources needed to ensure timely publication; Solicit new original scholarly research through an open call for papers; Practice selectivity regarding published content.
Technologies & Services
- audio
- data
- images
- text
- video
- Dataverse
- EPrints
- OJS
- OMP
- DOI distribution
- analytics
- applying for Cataloging in Publication Data
- author advisory – copyright
- author advisory – other
- business model development
- cataloging
- contract/license preparation
- digitization
- DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
- graphic design (print or web)
- hosting of supplemental content
- ISBN registry
- ISSN registry
- marketing
- metadata
- notification of A&I sources
- outreach
- training
- XML conversion
- LOCKSS
- PKP Preservation Network
Additional Information
Other Information:In addition to our publishing program, the ULS at Pitt offers OJS hosting services. We are open to inquiries from library publishers about hosting options.