Support service
The University of Stuttgart Library supports scientists at the University of Stuttgart in publishing and operating their own Open Access journals (scholar-led publishing) independently of publishers.
Our services:
- Joint planning process for journal establishment:
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- Gold Open Access: Standards and legal issues in journal flipping (conversion from Closed Access with a publisher to Open Access via the infrastructure of the University Library)
- Creation of a concept: profile, target group, branding (title, logo, layout, own domain), workflows, author information, quality assurance procedures, CC licenses, resources, and sustainability
- Indexing: Elektronic Journals Library (EZB), support with citation and subject databases
- Support with the acquisition of third-party funding
- Hosting and setting up the Open Journal Systems (OJS) web software
- Reimbursement of costs for adapting the web layout: up to 3,000 Euro from the Open Access Publication Fund
- Arranging OJS training courses for editors
- Assigning DOI for articles and an ISSN for the journal
Software
- Open Journal Systems is an Open Source program with which a journal can be operated independently of existing external infrastructures (service providers, publishers, etc.).
- OJS was developed as part of the Canadian Public Knowledge Project by the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby (Canada), and Stanford University.
- OJS supports the entire process of online publishing, from the article submission, reviewing, and editing to publishing and commenting on published articles.
- For reviewing, customizable templates, which are very helpful for editorial work (e.g. double-blind peer review), are available for communication between the roles/user groups involved.
- Expandability of functions through plugins
Open Access journals at the University of Stuttgart
- Horizonte - Neue Serie. Zeitschrift für Italianistik (no OJS), ISSN 2510-1684
- Journal of Competences, Strategy & Management (JCSM), ISSN 2510-4357; first Open Access issue 2021
- Journal of Technical Education (JOTED), ISSN 2198-0306