University of Pittsburgh
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
Vanessa Gabler, Electronic Publications ManagerPhone: 412-648-3292
Email: e-journals@mail.pitt.edu
Program Overview
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
- Location: United States
- Languages published: English; Spanish; Portuguese; French; Japanese
- Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
- Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
- Stage Comments:
- Open Access Focus (1-5): 5 - Completely
- Program Advisory/Editorial Board: Yes
- Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%
- Professional staff: 3.5
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- 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; journals, inactive back-issues; monographs; undergraduate capstones/honors theses.| 2020 | Open Access | Paid | Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference papers and proceedings, faculty | ||||
| Conference papers and proceedings, student | ||||
| Databases | ||||
| Datasets | ||||
| Educational resources (ex. textbooks, course modules) | ||||
| Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) | 572 | 572 | ||
| Journals, campus-based faculty-created | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Journals, campus-based student-created | 5 | 5 | ||
| Journals, contracted by external groups | 15 | 15 | ||
| Journals, inactive back-issues | 15 | 15 | ||
| Monographs | ||||
| Newsletters | ||||
| Technical/Research Reports | ||||
| Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses | 86 | 86 |
2020: New publications from July 2019 to June 2020. 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 offer a combination of both open access and pay-access content.
Highlights
Top Publications:
- Journal of the Medical Library Association (journal)
- LEDGER (journal)
- Journal of World-Systems Research (journal)
- International Journal of Telerehabilitation (journal)
- D-Scholarship (institutional repository)
Disciplinary Specialties:
- cultural studies
- health sciences
- law
- education
- history and philosophy of science
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programsOpenness to working with external 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.
Part of a consortium that provides support for publishing? no
Work with a university press? no
Administer a university press? no
Technologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- Dataverse
- EPrints
- OJS
- OMP
Additional Services:
- 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
Digital Preservation Strategy:
Service Vendors: Data Conversion Laboratory; Cenveo Publisher Services - LOCKSS
- PKP Preservation Network
Additional Information
Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:We plan to offer a new Library-Hosted Publications service for students or Pitt affiliates publishing content that does not fit within our standard E-Journal Publishing Program.
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