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Scholarly Communication Services Toolkit

Scholarly Publishing

Knowledge of:

  • Identifying publishers (academic, professional)
  • Information cycle
  • Publishing cycle/ workflow
  • Publishing models: open access, academic publishing, pre-print servers 
  • Peer Review:  types
  • Persistent Identifiers
  • Evaluating publishers or journals for publication
  • Commercial and open access publishing
  • (?) Publisher operational models
  • (?) Editorial processes

Ability To: (To be determined)

Related Concepts:

  • Funder public access policies and mandates
  • Copyright and licensing issues pertaining to scholarly content, including traditional copyright as well as creative commons and other OA licenses
  • Author Rights
  • Open Access
  • Open Educational Resources

Topic Sample Question/ Task

Scholarly Publishing

  
   Interpretation What would be considered a good journal impact factor for psychology journals?
   Identification Who are the main publishers in _____ field?
   Referral to Documentation What citation style is required for manuscripts submitted to (name of journal)_____________?
    Assistance in submitting manuscripts (or scholarly publishing processes) The library does not assist with this.  However, if this is for your own scholarly/ creative activity (for yourself or with a collaborator), please check with your supervisor.
Instruction A graduate-level nursing class professor wants a session on predatory publishers for their students.
Presentation The Division of Research wants a presentation on identifying a publisher for a series of online modules for faculty and teaching/ research assistants.