University of Sussex

University of Sussex Library

Academic Library · United Kingdom

• https://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/open-research/opus
• openpress@sussex.ac.uk

Open Press at the University of Sussex (OPUS)

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/open-research/opus

Email: openpress@sussex.ac.uk

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
Open Press at the University of Sussex (OPUS) is a Library-based, Diamond open access, digital publishing service for Sussex researchers. We support the publication under Creative Commons licences of e-textbooks, books, and open educational resources via a third-party hosting platform, Pressbooks, and of journals, via the open-source platform OJS. We plan to develop the press to meet the needs of our research community, including setting up a monograph arm. We operate a collaborative publishing experience, working with our authors to achieve their vision through tailored editorial support.

• Publishing activities began: 2022
• Stage of publishing efforts: 2 - Early
• Open access focus: Central to mission
• Portion of Open Access publications: All
• 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): 2
• Individual people: 2
• Funding sources: Charge backs/cost sharing; Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Journals
• Open educational resources

Highlights

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
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): Yes

Technologies & Services

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Additional Information

Last Year:
Moving from pilot year(s) to a fuller service; 1xFTE appointed.

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