Journals@KU

Journals@KU, an initiative of the KU Libraries Digital Publishing Services program, supports the KU community in the publication of scholarly journals online.  Our online open access publishing model follows best practices and standards that are designed to increase the reach and impact of the research, as well as providing long-term stewardship of the material after publication.

Services provided:

• Support KU editors in starting peer-reviewed online open access journals, including advice on publishing best practices and technical support in the the use of the publication software
• Help KU editors to transition commercially-published journals to an open access publication model, including the hosting of previously-published issues and articles 
• Advise KU editors about best practices for open access publishing and promotion
• Provide layout services to format journal issues and articles for publication on our Journals@KU or KU ScholarWorks platforms
• Generate and register DOIs for publications
• Help KU scholars explore new and emerging publishing models
• Advise members of the KU community about the benefits of using an Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) for their publications
• Monitor and address campus concerns and questions about electronic publishing
• Advise KU editors about the best ways to promote their journals, attracting new authors and reviewers
• Maintain the KUEDITORS-L online discussion list for all KU editors
• Periodically host KU Editors' Forums open to all KU editors

All services are offered free of charge by KU Libraries Digital Publishing Services.

If you're interested in publishing a new journal, if you'd like to join our KU Editors group, or if you have any questions about our program, please check out the resources on our Digital Publishing Services website or contact Marianne Reed, Digital Publishing & Repository Manager at mreed@ku.edu.

Our guide for editors, Resources for Editors of Scholarly Journals, is a good starting point for those who are considering starting a journal or who are looking for information about managing an existing journal. For those journals on the OJS platform, the Using Open Journal Systems pages for version 2.x, version 3.0 and version 3.3 can be especially helpful.