E-journal Publishing
Strategies at Pitt
Timothy S. Deliyannides
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
and Head, Information Technology
IMLS Library Publishing Services Workshop, May 18-20, 2011
Strategic Goal: Innovation in
Scholarly Communication
• Support researchers in
 efficient knowledge production
 rapid dissemination of new research
 open access to scholarly information
• Build collaborative partnerships around the world
• Support innovative publishing services
• Establish trusted repositories for the research output of the
University
Collaboration with
University of Pittsburgh Press
• Press focuses on books and monographs
rather than journals
• Press Digital Editions
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collaborative project between Press and Library
750 books digitized by ULS
includes both in-print and out-of-print titles
all are Open Access
Open Access
Author Self-archiving Repositories
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PhilSci Archive
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Archive of European Integration
Minority Health Archive
Aphasiology Archive
D-Scholarship@Pitt (Inst.Repository)
Industry Studies Working Papers
Growth in the number of ULS E-Publications
Open Access Archives
E-Journals
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ULS E-Journal Publishing
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Rapid growth to 21 journals since 2007
Peer-reviewed scholarly research journals
Most are Open Access and electronic only
Based on PKP Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Editorial Teams are located around the world
Five journals have multilingual content
Journal publishing strategies
• Propel scholarship at the University of
Pittsburgh
• Extend service beyond the home institution
• Save ‘at-risk’ journals without the
infrastructure or know-how to go electronic
• Incentivize Open Access publishing
worldwide
Based on self-sufficient editors
• Editorial staff are expected to become
self-sufficient by the time first issue is
published
• Editors are responsible for managing:
• all content decisions
• all processing workflow
• all communication with their editorial staff,
reviewers, authors, subscribers and readers
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Hardware and software hosting services
Advice on best practices in e-publishing
Consultation on editorial workflow management
Web-based training for editorial staff
Graphic design services
ISSN Registration
Assignment of DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers)
Assistance in establishing formal acceptance and
recognition of the scholarly content
On-Demand Printing
(for journals with existing print publication)
Tools for rapid implementation
Proposal Form
• Collects detailed information on which to
base selection decision
• Focus, scope, description of content
• Justification of need
• Credentials of Editorial Board
• Description of review process
Selection Criteria
Partners must demonstrate:
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Original scholarly content
Rigorous blind peer review process
Commitment to Open Access for content
Editorial Board of internationally
recognized scholars
Memorandum of Understanding
• Builds common understanding before
problems occur
• Defines roles and responsibilities
• Identifies ULS as publisher of record
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changes to published content/issuing errata
handling infringement claims,
publication schedule/continuity issues
long-term preservation
Graphic Design Brief
• Defines the scope of graphic design
possibilities
• Explains design limitations based on
software
• Prepares the client to give input on design
• Defines publisher branding requirements
• Establishes process for client input and
timeframe for design
Article Template Design Questionnaire
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Defines the look of each formatted article
Echoes web site design
Default is MS Word
Includes publisher’s formatting and
branding requirements
• complete citation including DOI must
appear on each page
Author Copyright Agreement
• Comes in two versions:
 Immediate Open Access
 Delayed Open Access
• Both are based on Creative Commons
licensing (CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0)
• Terms are included in digital rights
statement in metadata
SERU
(Shared Electronic Resource
Understanding)
• Used to define terms of use, typically
for paid journal subscriptions
• Saves time and effort for negotiating
and administering individual license
agreements
Student Publications
• Only supported for University of Pittsburgh
• Provides valuable learning experience
• Faculty involvement is required to maintain
continuity
• Selection criteria are relaxed for student
publications
 peer review process
 credentials of editorial board
Publications Advisory Board
• Includes national leaders in scholarly
publishing and Open Access issues
• Provides strategic guidance and expertise
for ULS digital publishing program
• Assists in development of publication
policies governing:
• Selection and evaluation criteria for partners
• Open Access and Creative Commons licensing
• Cost recovery mechanisms
Advertising
Currently exploring OpenX Ad server
as a plug-in to OJS
In development:
 policies/procedures for publisher review
of advertising
 cost model to cover publisher overhead
for advertising
Future challenges
• Understanding sustainability issues
• Track labor costs
• Separate one-time and ongoing labor
• Long-term data collection required
• Quantitative measurement of impact
• Ongoing monitoring/evaluation of
academic quality
http://www.library.pitt.edu/e-journals