Villanova University

Falvey Memorial Library

Journals at Villanova University

Sarah Wipperman, Scholarly Communications Librarian
Phone: 610-519-5075
Email: sarah.wipperman@villanova.edu

Program Overview

In support of Villanova University’s academic mission, the library is committed to the creation and dissemination of scholarship; utilizing digital modes and exploring new media for scholarly communication; and whenever possible, fostering open and public access to the intellectual contributions it publishes.

Publishing Activities Began: 2009
Location: United States
Languages published: English
Organization: services distributed across library units/departments
Stage (1-3): 3 - Established
Stage Comments:
Open Access Focus (1-5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):

Professional staff: 1

Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:

Library Operating Budget: 100%

Publishing Activities

Types of publications: conference papers and proceedings, student; journals, campus-based faculty-created; journals, campus-based student-created; journals, contracted by external groups; journals, inactive back-issues.

	2020	Open Access	Paid
Conference papers and proceedings, faculty
Conference papers and proceedings, student	1	1
Databases
Datasets
Educational resources (ex. textbooks, course modules)
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Journals, campus-based faculty-created	1	1
Journals, campus-based student-created	2	2
Journals, contracted by external groups	2	1	1
Journals, inactive back-issues	1		1
Monographs
Newsletters
Technical/Research Reports
Undergraduate Capstones/Honors Theses

2020: New publications from July 2019 to June 2020. Journals include titles actively publishing during the date range. Other publication types include items that were published or added to repositories for the first time within the date range.

OA/Paid/Hybrid: Publications currently published and/or available online. OA (open access) publications do not include counts for hybrid publications. Hybrid publications are those that offer a combination of both open access and pay-access content.

Partners

Internal Partners: campus departments or programs

Openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g. local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)

Part of a consortium that provides support for publishing? no

Work with a university press? no

Administer a university press? no

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

data
images
text

Softwares & Platforms:

OJS

Additional Services:

analytics
author advisory – copyright
author advisory – other
cataloging
contract/license preparation
digitization
graphic design (print or web)
hosting of supplemental content
metadata
outreach
peer review management
training

Digital Preservation Strategy:

In-house

Additional Information

Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:
Continued cultivation of on-campus partnerships with the goal of developing and launching new faculty-driven peer-reviewed journal projects in a variety of disciplines; building and expanding on the service model for our publishing program.

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