Open Access Journal Hosting

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The library maintains an Open Journal System, a platform which maintains, stores, and automates the publishing process for online, open access journals. We host open access journals through our Open Journal System:

Open access publishing benefits

Benefits to open access publishing include:

  • Maximized impact of work
  • Retention of rights to work
  • Global distribution and exposure of work
  • Cross-disciplinary readership
  • Increased opportunities for collaboration
  • Faster turnaround time between submission and publication
  • Preservation of work
  • Support of sustainable scholarly communications

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We can talk to you about hosting an online open access journal.

The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca