Additional Resources
1. PLAN
Cost profiles of journal publishing
Publishing an e-journal on a shoe string
Scholarly publishing re-invented: Real costs and real freedoms
SPARC Report – Income models for open access: an overview of current practice
2. SET UP
* Note: Only those sections of the guide for which additional resources are available have been listed here.
2.1 Set-up technical infrastructure
PubMed Central application forms
K Stranack: Getting Found Staying Found
D Solomon: Developing Open Access Journals: A Practical Guide.
Available through Amazon.com or through Chandos Publishing.
LOCKSS participating libraries
CLOCKSS participating libraries
Joint Information Systems Committee
2.1.2 Choose publishing system
Downloadable: Publishing systems – an overview
2.1.3 Choose archiving and preservation
Downloadable: Archives – an overview
D Solomon : Developing Open Access Journals: A Practical Guide
K Stranack: Getting Found Staying Found
K Stranack: Starting a new journal in Africa
PLoS Publishing an open access journal
Open Journals System server requirements
Open Access Directory (OAD) Wiki with listings
OSI – A Survey and Evaluation of Open Source Electronic Publishing Systems
DPubS – Digital Publishing System
Carpet – a portal for providers, developers and users of e-publishing tools
2.1.2 Choose a publishing system
Downloadable: Publishing Systems – an Overview
Open Journals System server requirements
2.1.3 Setup archiving and preservation
Downloadable: Archives – an Overview
Buzzle.com – basic backup guidelines
2.2.1 Design and construct website
Premium design templates to purchase 1
Premium design templates to purchase 2
APA – (American Psychological Association) – commonly used for Social Sciences
Chicago Manual of Style – commonly used for Social Sciences (author – date) and Humanities (notes and bibliography)
ICMJE (International committee for Medical Journal Editors; often referred to as “Vancouver” style) – commonly used for Biomedical journals
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) – commonly used in most technical fields
MLA (Modern Language Association) – based to some degree on the APA style, commonly used in the Arts and Humanities.
2.3.1 Define editorial team structure
Sample 5: Society Journal’s editorial board
Sample 6: Constellations and presentation of editorial board
Sample 7: Constellations and presentation of editorial board
Sample 8: Constellations and presentation of editorial board
Sample 9: Editorial board report
Sample 10: Editorial board report
Editorial office in transition
Sample 1: Editorial board structure and responsibilities
K Stranack: Starting a new scholarly journal in Africa, pp 8-12 (this article does not necessarily only apply to Africa.)
Longitudinal case study of one open access journal from the start and 10 years on:
Editorial board for multidisciplinary journal
Editorial board for single-subject journal
2.3.3.1.2 Choose title for journal
How to search PubMed/Medline (audio)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ):
List of journals indexed in Medline (with abbreviations)
Denmark: Patent- og Varemärkestyrelsen
Denmark: Patent application form
Finland: Patentti – info
Finland: Patent – info (English)
Finland: Patent application (English)
Finland: Patent application form (Finnish)
Finland: Patent application (Swedish)
Norway: Patent Application form
Sweden: Patent- och Registreringsverket – info
Sweden: Patent – info (English)
Sweden: Patent Application form
International trademarks gateway
International Application form
2.3.3.3.2 Decide size of annual volume
2.3.3.4 Adopt licensing/copyright policy
Downloadable: Copyright Agreement CCBY
Downloadable: Sample Copyright Agreement CCBYNC
2.3.3.5 Adopt licensing/copyright policy
Choose a Creative Commons license
Sample 1: Aims & Scope (Bio-Med)
Sample 3: Aims & Scope (Soc Sci)
Sample 5: Aims & Scope in editorial
Sample 6: Aims & Scope in editorial
Sample 7: Aims & Scope in editorial
Search for similar OA titles –DOAJ
2.3.5 Design peer review workflow
Downloadable: Peer review workflow – small journal
Downloadable: Instructions for peer review_small journal
Downloadable: Peer review workflow_large journal
Downloadable: Instructions for peer review_large journal
2.4.1 Create stylesheet based on article layout
APA – (American Psychological Association) – commonly used for Social Sciences
Chicago Manual of Style – commonly used for Social Sciences (author – date) and Humanities (notes and bibliography)
ICMJE (International committee for Medical Journal Editors; often referred to as “Vancouver” style) – commonly used for Biomedical journals
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) – commonly used in most technical fields
MLA (Modern Language Association) – based to some degree on the APA style, commonly used in the Arts and Humanities.
D Solomon ‘Developing OA Journals
Downloadable: Stylesheet checklist
2.4.4 Design production workflow
Downloadable: Production workflow
Downloadable: Instructions for production workflow
Downloadable: Accepted manuscript checklist
Downloadable: Stylesheet checklist
ISSN Iceland – application (bottom of page)
ISSN and electronic publications
2.5.2 Sign contracts with partners
Legal consultant with experience in contracts for publishers
2.5.3 Register for trademark protection
Denmark: Patent- og Varemärkestyrelsen
Denmark: Patent application form
Finland: Patent – info (English)
Finland: Patent application (English)
Finland: Patent application form (Finnish)
Finland: Patent application (Swedish)
Norway: Patent Application form
Sweden: Patent- och Registreringsverket – info
Sweden: Patent – info (English)
Sweden: Patent Application form
International trademarks gateway
International Application form
2.5.4 Register to obtain publication certificate
Denmark: Print editions – info
Denmark: Print editions – info in English
Sweden: Print editions- info in English
Sweden: Print editions – Application
Sweden: Print editions – Application in English
Denmark: Online edition (database) – info
Denmark: Online edition (database) – info in English
Denmark: Online edition (database) – Application
Sweden: Online edition (database) -info
Sweden: Online edition (database) – info in English
Sweden: Online edition (database) – Application
Sweden: Tryckfrihetsförordningen, Kap. 5
Om internet och grundlagsskydd
Finland: Lag om yttrandefrihet i masskommunikation 13.6.2003/460
Lag om deponering och förvaring av kulturmaterial 28.12.2007/1433
2.6.1 Identify tasks and requirements
Downloadable – Operational planning_task identification chart
Downloadable – Human resource overview chart
Link to legal consultant who has worked with publishing contracts
3. LAUNCH
Sample 4 journal transitioning to Open Access
Sample 5 journal transitioning to Open Access
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4. PUBLISH
*Note: Only those sections of the guide for which additional resources are available have been listed here.
Sample correspondence for an editorial office from Council of Science Editors
Book on best practices for peer review
Downloadable: Peer review workflow – small journal
Downloadable: Instructions for peer review_small journal
Downloadable: Peer review workflow_large journal
Downloadable: Instructions for peer review_large journal
Downloadable: Instructions for peer review_large journal
4.1.5 Recruit thematic issues and supplements
4.1.6 Work actively with indexing
ISI (Impact Factor)
Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ
“recommend this publication” on the information page about Scopus.
To include your Journal, go to http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/areyou.asp
You can find page policy and technical information for scholarly publishers and societies at http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/publishers.html
Open J-gate – for all journals
For contact, see http://www.openj-gate.com/Footer/Contact.aspx
For contact, see http://www.philinfo.org/#contact
If you want to seek coverage for your Journal, see http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/publishers/index.aspx
ERIH- European Reference Index in the Humanities
To apply for inclusion, see http://www.esf.org/research-areas/humanities/erih-european-reference-index-for-the-humanities/erih-feedback-form.html
ISI Thomson’s Web of Knowledge acceptance criteria can be found here
Downloadable: Production workflow instructions
Downloadable: Archives – an overview
Björk & Holmström: Benchmarking scientific journals from the submitting author’s viewpoint
4.5.1.2 Select marketing channels and activities
Downloadable: Possible marketing channels for OA Journals
4.5.1.3 Create a marketing plan
4.5.2 Create multiple entry points to the journal
Downloadable: Possible entry points to OA Journals
5. MANAGE
* Note: Only those sections of the guide for which additional resources are available have been listed here.
5.1.3 Update and report
Downloadable – Three year budgeting template
5.5 Stay updated
Information platform open-access.net
Open Access Scholar Information Sourcebook – OASIS
Open Access News. News from the open access movement
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January 26, 2011, 4:01 pm