Scholarly Journal Publishing and the Importance of Platform Choice

Sarah TotonRobert W. Woodruff Library Emory University

Scholarly Journal Publishing and the Importance of Platform Choice

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EXISTING MODELS: PUBLISHING PLATFORMS BORN FROM ACADEMIC PUBLISHING

OJSDPubsHyperjournal, SOPS, the ePublishing Toolkit

Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems: Advantages

Facilitates open-access scholarshipPublishing infrastructure and JMSlocal installeasy to configurehas built-in submission management tools Variety of plugins

Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems: Disadvantages

design and navigation similar among journalsNot readily customizable IA or UInot supported by a wide community of developers.

Some of the manyOJS journals

DpubS: Advantages

offers more opportunities for customization through a modular architecture potential for interoperability with Fedora and DSpace repositories offers a service for peer-review management more customized journal instances

DpubS: Disadvantages

Requires more developer time and sys admin support than OJS. Its useful on an institutional level (like a library), but the steeper learning curve and technical requirements may hinder adoption among university faculty.

EXISTING MODELS: PUBLISHING PLATFORMS BORN FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE

WordPressJoomlaDrupal

Southern Spaces Identity and Goals

Research ToolExpanding Visitor NetworkPreservation Ease-of-PublicationPedagogical Tool

Some Survey Feedback

Well, to me the site is, and has been, pretty ho-humive just never been pulled into the site, though i try to visit somewhat regularly.Ive always been puzzled by the search options. Id prefer to have individual subject buttons on the homepage instead of that pull-out. Its not very user-friendlyI like the pictures at the top and the setup of the sidebar. The front page is a little (but just a little) cluttered with words.I dont find keyword tags helpful. I would like a search field on the homepage.

LUCKILY?

Taxonomies: Advantage or Disadvantage?

Easy to createHighly customizableAllows for high level detailCan be used to organize pretty much anything in your journalCan be easily updated or modified

Roles in Drupal: Advantage or Disadvantage?

How many staff roles does a journal need to run?

project manageran information manager a creative consultant/director outreach person

Roles

project manageran information manager a creative consultant/director outreach person

PROJECT MANAGER/TECH ADMINGRAD STUDENT

Roles

project manageran information manager a creative consultant/director outreach person

PROJECT MANAGER/TECH ADMINGRAD STUDENT

GRAD STUDENT

My author role includes 1 allowed activity out of nearly 100: upload files.

Who REALLY needs to give approval?

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