UC San Diego Journal Editor Resources: Editor Resources

For all audiences: This guide is designed to help stakeholders understand basics about journal ownership, operations, and funding models, and to begin gathering important information necessary for OA publishing decision-making.

In recent years, an increasing number of subscription journals have “flipped” to an open access model. While each journal has its own specific goals, challenges, and priorities, open access generally provides an opportunity to broaden the impact and availability of scholarly research. Editors, journal managers, learned societies, and publishers considering transitioning their publications from the subscription model to open access may wish to consider the guidance compiled by SPARC.

This is a list updated by the Open Access Directory of guidelines, primers, recommendations, and best practices for publishers of OA journals. When possible, give authors, titles, links, publishers (or sponsoring organizations), and dates.

For libraries and professional staff: If you are a librarian, repository manager, or other professional who supports scholarly communication services or journal publishing, this checklist to facilitate discussions with OA-aspiring journal editors about their journal’s operations, finances, and strategies. Running through these questions will enable journal boards and editors to come away from your conversation with a clearer understanding of how to proceed with an OA transition.

Hosting a gathering of journal editors at your institution to talk about open access flipping considerations can be a useful way for stakeholders to come together and learn about what a flip to open access would look like, and to provide resources and support to those ready to take a lead in transitioning journals.

One of the primary ways that inequities are established and perpetuated within scholarly communication is via the gatekeeping function of editorial boards and peer reviewers. Both roles play a significant part in determining what kinds of topics are deemed worthy of publication and which particular articles are chosen to address those topics.

Includes training slides and handouts for peer review panels

COPE Guidelines Version 3 (2019)

The Office of Scholarly Communication at the University of California seeks to provide resources to help the academic publishing community navigate the complexities of an ever-evolving landscape for sharing and publishing scholarly research.