Washington University in St. Louis
University Libraries
Scholarly Publishingdigital@wumail.wustl.edu
openscholarship.wustl.edu
United States
Primary Contact:
Emily Symonds Stenberg
Digital Publishing and Preservation Librarian
314-935-8329
Program Overview
The mission of the Washington University in St. Louis publishing program is to provide alternatives to traditional publishing avenues and to promote and disseminate original scholarly works of the university community. Publishing is supported through two independent library repositories on the main and medical campuses: Open Scholarship provides a platform for the university community to make their scholarly and creative works available, providing free and open access whenever possible. The Scholarly Publishing department of the University Libraries provides overall administration for the repository, while the Law Library, recently merged with University Libraries, supports and manages publications affiliated with the School of Law. DigitalCommons@Becker enhances the visibility of scholarly work created through the School of Medicine, including faculty research and graduate capstones.
Year publishing activities began: 2009
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (1.7); graduate students (0.8)
Funding sources (%): library oeprating budget (80); endowment income (20)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2016:
Library publications in 2016: campus-based faculty driven journals (1); campus-based student driven journals (4); monographs (3); techincal/research reports (494); ETDs (320); undergraduate capstones/honors theses (28); graduate independent studies/capstones; faculty-driven digital projects
Number of open access titles: journals (1); monographs (12)
Number of paid titles: journals (0); monographs (0)
Number of hybrid titles: journals (4); monographs (1)
Media formats: text; images; audio; video
Disciplinary specialties: Audiology & Communication Sciences; Engineering; Human Research Protection; Law; Social Work & Public Health
Top publications: Washington University Journal of American Indian & Alaska Native Health; Washington University Law Review; Transition to Higher Mathematics: Structure and Proof (Second Edition); Edith Wharton: Vision and Perception in Her Short Stories; Statistical Trends in the Journal of the American Medical Association and Implications for Training Across the Continuum of Medical Education
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 20
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; individual faculty; graduate students; undergraduate students
External partners: N/A
Publishing platform(s): bepress (Digital Commons)
Digital preservation strategy: in-house
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); copy-editing; marketing; cataloging; metadata; ISBN registry; DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers; dataset management; contract/license preparation; author copyright advisory; other author advisory; digitization; ORCID assignment for authors
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Expanding online journal and monograph offeringsFor information about Law School publications, contact Dorie Bertram, bertram@wustl.edu. For information about DigitalCommons@Becker, contact Amy Suiter, suitera@wustm.wustl.edu. View All Entries