University of Virginia

University of Virginia Library

Academic Library · United States

Aperio

http://aperio.press

Dave Ghamandi, Managing Editor, Aperio
Email: publish@virginia.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
Aperio, a service of the University of Virginia Library, draws upon the strengths of the University to increase open access knowledge for a global audience in a variety of formats—journals, monographs, open educational resources, etc.

Publishing activities began: 2010
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All
Publishing Languages: English; Spanish; other languages

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: Yes
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1
Individual people: 1
Funding sources: Endowment income, Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Journals
Monographs
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 5
Campus-based faculty-created: 4
Campus-based student-created: 1
Required fee to enable Open Access: 5

Highlights

Top Publications:

Journal of Modern Philosophy (journal)
Language Documentation and Description (journal)
International Journal of First Aid Education (journal)
Essays in History (journal)

Disciplinary Specialties:

modern philosophy
history
linguistics
first aid education
higher education administration

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
images
modeling
multimedia
text
video

Software & Platforms:

Dataverse
Janeway
Pressbooks

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
DOI distribution
analytics
audio/video streaming
contract/license preparation
dataset management
digitization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
hosting of supplemental content
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
metadata
print-on-demand
training
typesetting

Digital Preservation Strategy:

AP Trust
CLOCKSS
LOCKSS

Policies

Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement, Open access policy, Preservation policy, Other (please specify)

Diversity Statement: https://aperio.press/about
Open Access and Copyright: https://aperio.press/about
Archiving: https://aperio.press/about

Other Policies:

Links to Policies:

Highlighted Publication

International Journal of First Aid Education

The International Journal of First Aid Education is a fully open-access journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles to advance the knowledge and practices of those involved in first aid and first aid education. Through our publications and community we aim to improve and increase the action taken to help people in health emergencies through high quality education, evidence-based medical application, and strong social and public policy to build resilience.