Library Publishing Directory
University of Southern Mississippi
Joseph Anderson Cook Library
Academic Library · United States118 College Drive
https://aquila.usm.eduJosh 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 (textbooks/course modules)
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
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/contributorship policy; Ethics statement; Open access policy; Peer review policy- 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.