Library Publishing Directory

White Rose University Press

White Rose Libraries (the University libraries of Leeds, Sheffield and York)

Consortium · United Kingdom

White Rose University Press

https://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/

Kate Petherbridge, WRUP Press Manager
Email: universitypress@whiterose.ac.uk

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
WRUP believes the future of academic publishing is open. We support the transition to an open scholarship environment with freely accessible publications, ensuring maximum global reach and impact. We will support authors and researchers, providing accessible publication routes for high-quality research outputs and teaching materials in the service of open scholarship. WRUP has three key objectives: (1) supporting open access, (2) ensuring quality, (3) delivering service-led publishing.
  • Publishing activities began: 2016
  • Stage of publishing efforts: 2 - Early
    WRUP is currently transitioning from an early stage to established press, and is reviewing its business model and resourcing to support further growth.
  • 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: Yes
  • Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 1.5
  • Individual people: 2
  • Funding sources: Author fees, Charge backs/cost sharing, Library materials budget, Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

  • Conference papers or proceedings
  • Journals
  • Monographs
  • Open educational resources


Journal Publishing:
  • Journals published: 4
  • Contracted by external groups: 4
  • Peer-reviewed: 4
  • Currently inactive or archived: 1
Monograph/Book Publishing:
  • Monographs published: 2
  • Peer-reviewed: 2
  • Required fee to enable Open Access: 2

Highlights

Top Publications:
  • Star Carr, vol. 1 and 2 (monograph)
  • Children’s Culture and Citizenship in Argentina: A History of Billiken Magazine (1919–2019) (monograph)
  • Hidden Depths: The Origins of Human Connection (monograph)
  • Sheffield Castle: Archaeology, Archives, Regeneration, 1927–2018 (monograph)
  • British and Irish Orthoptic Journal (journal)

Partners

  • Internal partners:  Individual faculty
  • Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  • Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
    We don't have any overlap.
  • Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
  • Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Monographs, teaching resources/textbooks, journals, conference proceedings, short-form monographs, and journals, across the full range of disciplines and across the academic community.
  • Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • images
  • modeling
  • multimedia
  • text
  • video
  • visualizations
Software & Platforms:
  • 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
  • DOI distribution
  • analytics
  • audio/video streaming
  • business model development
  • cataloging
  • contract/license preparation
  • copyediting
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • ISBN registry
  • ISSN registry
  • marketing
  • metadata
  • outreach
  • peer review management
  • print-on-demand
  • training
  • typesetting
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • CLOCKSS
  • LOCKSS

Policies

  • Competing Interests: https://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/site/research-integrity/#----------competing-interests-
  • Peer review policies: https://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/site/peer-review-policies/
  • Corrections and retractions: https://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/site/research-integrity/#----------corrections-and-retractions------

    • Other Policies:
    Human and Animal Rights WRUP Academic misconduct policy

    Links to Policies:
    https://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/site/human-and-animal-rights/ https://ubiquity-partner-network.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wr/about/WRUP+Academic+misconduct+policy.pdf

    Adopted Policies:
    Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)