osu libraries and press ojs training

Journal Publishing and OJS

Services and TrainingOSU Libraries and Press

Tom JohnsonDigital Applications Librarian

Thomas.Johnson@oregonstate.edu

Michael BoockHead, Center for Digital Scholarship and ServicesMichael.Boock@oregonstate.edu

What We’ll Cover

1. Library Open Access Journal Publishing Services

2. Open Journal Systems (OJS) Overview

3. OJS Workflow and Training

4. Journal Design Template

5. Copyright and Creative Commons licenses

6. Question and Answer

Why the Library?

➢ Involved in a variety of other digital publishing efforts

➢ Interest in providing OSU faculty and staff with services in support of Open Access

➢ Promote the university and its scholarship

OA Journal Publishing

➢ Creation, management, distribution, and preservation of open access journals

➢ Collaboration with University of Oregon➢ OJS@OregonDigital

⇒ journals.oregondigital.org

⇒ article submission to article publishing and distribution

OA Journal Publishing

1. Takes advantage of modern web-based distribution mechanisms

2. Increases the visibility of journal publications

3. Avoids the fees and access restrictions associated with commercial publishers

4. Reaches readers outside a journal’s core discipline

Your Responsibilities

OJS Overview

➢ Free

➢ Open Source

➢ Online publication management system

➢ Over 6500 installations around the world

➢ Developed by Public Knowledge Project

OJS Workflow

Submissions

➢ User Submission⇒ Register/Log In⇒ Enter Title, Author(s), and Abstract⇒ Upload File⇒ Track Status

➢ Editor Submission⇒ Receive File from Author⇒ Enter Title, Author(s), and Abstract⇒ Upload File

Peer Review

Editor/Section Editor

➢ Assigns Reviewers➢ Manages Review Copy/Process➢ Records Decision

Reviewer

➢ Comments for Editor➢ Comments for Author➢ Records Decision

Editing & Proofing

➢ Copy Edits⇒ Initial⇒ Author⇒ Final

➢ Proofread⇒ Author⇒ Proofreader⇒ Layout Editor

➢ Layout/Galley Version

Publishing

➢ Create Issue⇒ Choose Issue Numbering⇒ Enter Metadata⇒ Optionally:

⇀ Cover Image⇀ Issue Stylesheet

➢ Schedule Articles During Review/Edit➢ Publish➢ Post Publication: DOIs

Walkthrough

[demo]

Workflow Options

➢ Full Workflow⇒ User Submission⇒ Peer Review⇒ Copy Edit⇒ Layout/Galley⇒ Assign/Publish

➢ Partial Workflow⇒ Create Galley⇒ Editor Submits/Assigns/Publishes

Publication

Journal Design Template

Template: http://bit.ly/1et12Zx

➢ Header with links to OSU Libraries & Press and UO

➢ Page structure

Journal Managers:

➢ Choose a color scheme➢ Provide a logo (120 pixels X 170 pixels)

Copyright and Licensing

Gratis vs. Libre

➢ Gratis⇒ Journal secures a non-exclusive license to distribute.⇒ Offers free (gratis) access on the web.

➢ Libre⇒ Author attaches Creative Commons license.⇒ Journal offers free (gratis) access on the web.⇒ Journal relays rights for free (libre) use on reader.

Creative Commons

➢ Licenses are blanket statements granting various rights to everyone.

➢ “distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially” with attribution.

➢ Can restrict derivatives and commercial use.➢ Machine, lawyer, and human readable.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Public Domain

➢ Journal not required to secure distribution rights from author.

➢ Journal should use a Public Domain Mark to inform readers of the content’s status and their rights.

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Questions?

http://cdss.library.oregonstate.edu/digital-publishing

http://journals.oregondigital.org

Contact:

Tom Johnson, Digital Applications Librarian

541-737-3443

thomas.johnson@oregonstate.edu

Michael Boock, Head, Center for Digital Scholarship and Services

541-737-9155

michael.boock@oregonstate.edu