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
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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