Introduction to e-resources: the publisher view Nicola Davies for UKSG June 2019
A membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses
Publishing in context • Commercial • Subscription • 33,000 journals • University Press • Pay-per-view • 3 million articles • Society • OA • 5% p.a. growth Publisher Business Quantities types models
The five key roles of a publisher Registration Certification Dissemination Preservation Navigation
Publishing in practice Editorial Publishing activity Operations Technology Commercial
Editorial • Content acquisition Development • Researcher liaison • Promotion • Authorship • Fabrication Ethics • Falsification • Plagiarism
Operations Article Ethics Initial Reviewer submitted checks assessment selection Compliance Revision First Peer review checks submitted decision Re- Final Production assessment decision
Technology Persistent Mark-up File formats identifiers Authentication Reporting
Commercial What What How we we we sell sell it charge Access Direct Initial pricing Reuse and Through Increases republication agents Through consortia
Business models in the Open era Article Processing Transitional Subscription Charge arrangements • Annual or multi- • Prepay • Publish & Read year • One-off • Subscribe to • Archival open • Perpetual access
Launching new journals Create a case Hard launch • Market • Build a board research • Marketing • Scale • Start publishing • Desk research campaigns • Finances • More marketing Identify a need Soft launch
Help us help you • What would help you? – Collateral – On-site visits – Information about your institutional authors – Metadata feeds
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