LibGuides: Tufts Libraries journal publishing services: Services

Standard services

Tufts Libraries will provide the following standardized set of services:

Provide the externally-hosted server and OJS software to host the journal.
Establish initial journal account and permissions for journal staff. Note that given the Libraries’ role as platform manager, a staff member(s) from Tufts Libraries will be added to your journal account in an administrator role.
Assign a library liaison as the primary contact to the journal editor.
Provide platform documentation and training to journal staff
Facilitate troubleshooting of reported problems and respond to questions in a timely manner.
Consult on publishing best practices, metadata standards, copyright, image reuse, data management, Creative Commons licensing, research metrics, etc.
Provide and maintain DOIs (direct object identifiers) for journal content produced under this agreement.
Provide guidance for submitting the Journal for consideration for inclusion in commercial indexing and abstracting services (Directory of Open Access Journals, Web of Science, other databases).
Provide guidance on obtaining a journal ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
Work with the editors of existing journals to assess needs and provide advice on moving content if possible.
Digitize and host journal backfiles on a case-by-case basis.
Provide access to usage statistics through the Open Journal System platform.
Register journal with CrossRef.
Include journal bibliographic data in Tufts Libraries discovery tools, such as JumboSearch and BrowZine.
If publication ceases, archive journal at editor’s request.

A full list of services provided by Tufts Libraries is found in our Memorandum of Understanding (see the full MOU in the Program information & OJS documentation section of this guide)

The library can assist with some consultation and referral in the following areas, but will not provide routine journal operations, such as: