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2021 Library Publishing Directory

University of Pittsburgh

University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing

  • https://www.library.pitt.edu/e-journals
  • oscp@mail.pitt.edu
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Vanessa Gabler, Electronic Publications Manager
Phone: 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%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • 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 programs

Openness 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:
  • LOCKSS
  • PKP Preservation Network
Service Vendors: Data Conversion Laboratory; Cenveo Publisher Services

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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