Scholarly Publishing Services

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Scholarly Publishing Services provides open access publishing support, hosting options for UW-community publications, and copyright guidance.

Target Customer

University of Washington researchers, authors, graduate students, faculty, and other members of the UW community seeking to publish and share scholarly work.

Key Differentiator

Offers an integrated suite of hosting platforms (ResearchWorks, Open Journal Systems, Manifold, Pressbooks, Reclaim Hosting) plus OA policy guidance, ETD support, and negotiated publisher discounts, all managed by UW Libraries.

Pain Points

1Navigating open access publishing, journal selection, and publisher agreements
2Finding appropriate open access repositories and determining access levels for ETDs and other works
3Lack of funding for article processing charges (APCs) and the need for discounted publishing options

Key Features

1Publishing platforms: ResearchWorks (articles/data), Open Journal Systems (journal hosting), Manifold (digital monographs), Pressbooks (Open Educational Resources)
2Reclaim Hosting for digital scholarship projects using Omeka, Scalar, and WordPress
3Publishing support: guidance on evaluating journals, OA options, and publisher agreements; OA policy information
4Open Educational Resources creation, including open textbooks
5Copyright guidance and ETD support in partnership with UW Graduate School

Target Customer Industries

Competitive Advantages

1Negotiated discounts with publishers for OA publishing
2Integrated OA and copyright support, including ETD workflow
3Multiple hosting platforms tailored to different scholarly outputs
4Institutional repository presence via ResearchWorks

Key Benefits

1Open access publishing support

2Hosting for journals, articles, monographs, and OER

3OA policy guidance and repository options

4ETD publishing support and guidance on image use in theses

5Discounted publishing terms with publishers

Additional Product Information

Product Description

UW Libraries’ Scholarly Publishing Services is the system for creating, evaluating, disseminating, and preserving scholarly works. It offers four publishing options for UW-community publications (ResearchWorks, Open Journal Systems, Manifold, Pressbooks) and hosting for digital scholarship projects (Reclaim Hosting), plus publishing support, copyright guidance, ETD integration, and resources for Open Educational Resources.

Target Market

UW community including researchers, learners, faculty, and graduate students seeking to publish and disseminate scholarly work

Unique Value Proposition

A one-stop suite of publishing platforms and OA/copyright support, with institutional repository integration and negotiated publisher discounts, all provided by UW Libraries

Technical Requirements

Platforms supported: ResearchWorks, Open Journal Systems, Manifold, Pressbooks; Reclaim Hosting for Omeka/Scalar/WordPress; ETD workflows with UW Graduate School

Pricing Model

No funding for APCs; discounts negotiated with publishers for OA publishing

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