The Handbook of Journal Publishing

Morris, Sally; Barnas, Ed; LaFrenier, Douglas; Reich, Margaret

doi:10.1017/cbo9781139107860

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“…Thatcher quoted in Skinner et al, describes the editorial function as 'the key to all of this: that's what makes this publishing' [38]. This would allow the Press to have better control over publications and to identify new opportunities [30].…”

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Sustaining the growth of library scholarly publishing in a New University Press

Stone

2017

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Abstract. In 2012, the University of Huddersfield Press presented a paper at the 16th International Conference on Electronic Publishing on its new open access journals platform. At the time, the Press was one of the only New University Presses (NUP) in the UK and one of the first to publish open access journals, open access monographs and sound recordings. This article discusses a number of emerging business models for NUPs before developing Hahn's programme and publication level business plan, which is then related to the sustainability of the Press at Huddersfield. The article will demonstrate how the Press is able to show value to the University in order to secure funding. The paper will conclude with a discussion around the need for collaboration between library-led NUPs. Although this paper concentrates on the experiences of the University of Huddersfield Press, it will be relevant to other emerging or planned NUPs.Keywords: Library, publishing, university press, open access, business models IntroductionIn 2012, the University of Huddersfield Press (the 'University Press') presented a paper at the 16th International Conference on Electronic Publishing on its new open access journals platform [39]. At the time, the Press was one of the only New University Presses (NUP) in the UK and one of the first to publish open access journals, open access monographs and sound recordings. Since then the Press has published seven journals, ten scholarly monographs and nine music recordings. However, over this time the University Press has developed organically without a clear business model. This article will discuss a number of emerging business models that could be applied to NUPs before recommending a way forward for the University of Huddersfield Press. Hahn's [15] programme and publication level business planning will be described and expanded in relation to the sustainability of the University Press. The article will also demonstrate how the Press has been able to show value to the University in order to secure future funding.Although this paper concentrates on the experiences of the University of Huddersfield Press, it will be relevant to other emerging or planned NUPs. These new publishing ventures, often based in the library, have harnessed the changes in the digital landscape and the rise of the open access movement to allow them to publish scholarly works, such as journals and monographs. Hahn [15] describes library publishing as offering a truncated list of services when compared to the traditional publishing model. These truncated services may in fact represent a leaner version of traditional 'legacy' publishers. Davis

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“…A programme level planning model would help to develop a publishing policy, which would in turn help to develop publication level planning; the what, how and why of the publishing process [30]. The Press has a golden opportunity to define a set of targeted publications around the post-2014 REF.…”

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Sustaining the growth of library scholarly publishing in a New University Press

Stone

2017

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“…Others, such as "Open Access Publishing and Scholarly Societies: A Guide," stress the need for author agreements, but do not cover the need to provide users with copyright information (Velterop, 2005). The Handbook of Journal Publishing (Morris et al, 2013) includes a chapter titled "Copyright and Other Legal Aspects," which has the following to say about copyright information presented to readers:…”

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Write up! A Study of Copyright Information on Library-Published Journals

Schlosser

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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INTRODUCTION Libraries have a mission to educate users about copyright, and library publishing staff are often involved in that work. This article investigates a concrete point of intersection between the two areas - copyright statements on library-published journals. METHODS Journals published by members of the Library Publishing Coalition were examined for open access status, type and placement of copyright information, copyright ownership, and open licensing. RESULTS Journals in the sample were overwhelmingly (93%) open access. 80% presented copyright information of some kind, but only 30% of those included it at both the journal and the article level. Open licensing was present in 38% of the journals, and the most common ownership scenario was the author retaining copyright while granting a nonexclusive license to the journal or publisher. 9% of the sample journals included two or more conflicting rights statements. DISCUSSION 76% of the journals did not consistently provide accurate, easily-accessible rights information, and numerous problems were found with the use of open licensing, including conflicting licenses, incomplete licenses, and licenses not appearing at the article level. CONCLUSION Recommendations include presenting full copyright and licensing information at both the journal and the article level, careful use of open licenses, and publicly-available author agreements.External Data or Supplements:Schlosser, Melanie, 2016, "Data from: Write Up! A Study of Copyright Information on Library-Published Journals", http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/R36SVZ, Harvard Dataverse.

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“…However, they remain a major funding stream for some smaller publishers, particularly among American-based not-for-profit organisations and learned societies [15]. There are also disciplinary differences; a 2012 survey of major journals found that page charges are substantially more common in the sciences than social sciences, and within the sciences are most frequent in computer science and astronomy-though this may be linked to the dominant publishers in those fields being non-profit rather than commercial [16].…”

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“…Many journals (particularly in medicine, biology, and geology [17]) also supplemented their income by selling large volumes of reprints of articles; with the general switch to online access, this is becoming rarer, as the demand for paper reprints has been displaced by easily-circulated PDFs [15].…”

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Considering Non-Open Access Publication Charges in the “Total Cost of Publication”

Gray

2015

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Recent research has tried to calculate the "total cost of publication" in the British academic sector, bringing together the costs of journal subscriptions, the article processing charges (APCs) paid to publish open-access content, and the indirect costs of handling open-access mandates. This study adds an estimate for the other publication charges (predominantly page and colour charges) currently paid by research institutions, a significant element which has been neglected by recent studies. When these charges are included in the calculation, the total cost to institutions as of 2013/14 is around 18.5% over and above the cost of journal subscriptions-11% from APCs, 5.5% from indirect costs, and 2% from other publication charges. For the British academic sector as a whole, this represents a total cost of publication around £213 million against a conservatively estimated journal spend of £180 million, with non-APC publication charges representing around £3.6 million. A case study is presented to show that these costs may be unexpectedly high for individual institutions, depending on disciplinary focus. The feasibility of collecting this data on a widespread basis is discussed, along with the possibility of using it to inform future subscription negotiations with publishers.

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The Handbook of Journal Publishing

Cited by 75 publications

References 91 publications

Sustaining the growth of library scholarly publishing in a New University Press

Sustaining the growth of library scholarly publishing in a New University Press

Write up! A Study of Copyright Information on Library-Published Journals

Considering Non-Open Access Publication Charges in the “Total Cost of Publication”

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