University of Technology Sydney

UTS Library

Academic Library · Australia

UTS ePress

https://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/

Helen Chan, Manager, Open Scholarship and Copyright
Email: utsepress@uts.edu.au

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
UTS ePRESS is the digital, open access scholarly publishing arm of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). We are one of the longest running open access publishers in Australia, established in 2004. We publish high-quality works across a wide range of academic disciplines, with particular strengths in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. UTS ePress aims to publish high-quality peer reviewed, scholarly literature in areas of strategic priority for UTS and beyond, attracting engagement with scholars from around the world. We currently publish scholarly journals and open textbooks.

Publishing activities began: 2004
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
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: 5
Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Journals
Monographs
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 6
Campus-based faculty-created: 4
Contracted by external groups: 2
Peer-reviewed: 6
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0
Currently inactive or archived: 13

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

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

Highlights

Top Publications:

Construction Economics and Building (journal)
Cosmopolitan and Civil Societies (journal)
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement (journal)
Public History Review (journal)
Anatomy Quizbook (OER)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Human anatomy
Australian Indigenous studies
Cultural studies
International studies

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

images
text

Software & Platforms:

Dataverse
DSpace
Murkurtu
Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Pressbooks
Ubiquity platforms

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
Compiling indexes and/or tables of contents
author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
Developmental and/or substantive editing
analytics
cataloging
contract/license preparation
copyediting
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
graphic design (print or web)
hosting of supplemental content
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
marketing
metadata
peer review management
print-on-demand
training
typesetting

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Internet Archive
CLOCKSS
In-house
LOCKSS
Portico

Policies

Author rights/copyright policy, Conflict of interest policy, Editorial board policy, Open access policy, Peer review policy, Privacy/confidentiality policy, Retraction/correction policy

Ethics and transparency: https://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/site/editorial/
Ethics and transparency: https://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/site/editorial/
Open Access Policy: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-governance/policies/uts-policy/open-access-policy
Ethics and transparency: https://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/site/editorial/
Privacy statement: https://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/site/privacy-policy/
Ethics and transparency: https://utsepress.lib.uts.edu.au/site/editorial/

Adopted Policies:

Additional Information

Last Year:
Our current focus is on open textbooks through our membership in the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) OER Collective.

Future Plans:
Our future focus will be to further expand in open educational resources and Australian Indigenous studies.