University of Southern Mississippi

Joseph Anderson Cook Library

Academic Library · United States

118 College Drive

https://aquila.usm.edu

Josh Cromwell, Scholarly Communications Manager
Phone: 601-266-6200
Email: joshua.cromwell@usm.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
We provide a platform and other support services to assist the university community with publishing activities in a digital format, with an aim toward promoting Open Access publishing wherever possible.

Publishing activities began: 2012
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: Most
Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
Individual people: 2
Students: Graduate student(s); Undergraduate student(s)
Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Grey literature
Journals
Newsletters
Open educational resources

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 6
Campus-based faculty-created: 3
Contracted by external groups: 3
Peer-reviewed: 4
Required fee to enable Open Access: 1
Currently inactive or archived: 5

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 1
Peer-reviewed Open Educational Resources: 1

Highlights

Top Publications:

Journal of Mississippi History (journal)
Gulf and Caribbean Research (journal)
Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (journal)
Journal of Health Ethics (journal)
SLIS Connecting (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Library science
Health/nursing ethics
Marine biology
Education
History

Partners

Internal partners: Campus departments or programs; Individual faculty
Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Primarily focused on academic journals but open to considering other content types on a case-by-case basis
Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

data
images
text
video

Software & Platforms:

Digital Commons (bepress)

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
analytics
audio/video streaming
dataset management
digitization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
hosting of supplemental content
metadata
peer review management

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Preservica

Policies

Authorship and Contribution Policy: https://aquila.usm.edu/jetde/policies.html

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement: https://aquila.usm.edu/jetde/policies.html#ethics

Open Access Statement: https://aquila.usm.edu/jetde/policies.html#oastatement

Peer Review Process: https://aquila.usm.edu/jetde/policies.html#peerreview

Adopted Policies:
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Additional Information

Last Year:
We have sought to add additional journals over the past year who have lacked the support for fully online publishing to this point along with new titles originating on campus.

Future Plans:
We are aiming to expand our portfolio of diamond open access journals and Open Educational Resources. We also hope to add additional support for copy-editing/design and for accessibility.