University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

Title	University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Class	Professional Publisher (Small)
URL	http://library.pitt.edu/e-journals
Owner	An initiative of the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Address	Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing G-73 Hillman Library 3960 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
Copyright and Licensing	Standard Author Copyright Agreement: http://library.pitt.edu/author-copyright-agreement
Copyright and Licensing Policy	CC-BY license is our standard, although some of our published journals use CC-BY-NC-ND
Complaint email	e-journals@mail.pitt.edu
Complaint policy	Please send all correspondence to e-journals@mail.pitt.edu. (No specific complaint policy.)
Publication charge link	http://library.pitt.edu/tools-and-services -> “Author Fees”
Publication charge policy	Currently no ULS journal publications charge author fees. The editorial staff of each journal may set article processing charges for works accepted for publication. Our policy requires these charges to be waived for authors without grant funding. Author fees, if charged, will always be clearly stated in the “About” section of the journal.
OASPA Compliant OA Journals	43
OA articles approx. number in 12 months	732 in the year 2018; 7,938 total
OASPA Compliant OA Books	1
Initiatives	Our mission To support researchers in efficient knowledge production, rapid dissemination of new research and open access to scholarly information Build collaborative partnerships around the world Improve the production and sharing of scholarly research Support innovative publishing services Our Program Promotes open access journal publishing services at a very low cost Allows easy collaboration among authors, editors, and reviewers regardless of location and affiliation Enhances the visibility, searchability, and navigation of publications Incorporates innovative and sustainable technologies to speed and facilitate scholarly publishing Customized Design We work with you to develop a flexible configuration for a variety of editorial workflows from simple to complex to create a professional look for your journal, including: Professional Website design Publication template design to ensure every article is formatted to high standards Customizable suite of presentation features and reader tools Special Projects Pilot of Open Monograph Press. First adopter of article-level altmetrics through Plum Analytics. Major Development Partner of the Public Knowledge Project. OJS Hosting service Scholarly Exchange™ at http://www.scholarlyexchange.org/. Administers the Scholarly Exchange® hosting service, which is offered to the global research community to foster and encourage Open Access to scholarly research: http://www.scholarlyexchange.org/. First adopter of article-level altmetrics through Plum Analytics.
Peer review process	https://library.pitt.edu/why-publish-us
Peer review policy	Our published journals are accepted only if they adhere to rigorous, quality peer-review. Double-blind peer review is standard for our scholarly journals.