Open Access and Publishing

The University of Miami Libraries (UML) is committed to supporting Open Access (OA) initiatives by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Miami. UML can help with Open Access questions and other related topics.

If you have questions about open access initiatives or open access journal publishing, please contact Jason Cohen (j.cohen4@miami.edu, Digital Publishing Specialist).

Open Access 101: Key Links

• Copyright Resources
  Guidance in complying with copyright and using materials according to Fair Use.
• Creative Commons
  Information about protecting intellectual property in Open Access environments, including methods to license and share your work through the use of creative commons licenses: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
• Open Access by SPARC
  Provides information and resources to help authors retain rights to their work.
• Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
  DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers.
• ROAD Directory of Open Access Journals
  The ROAD Directory provides access to Open Access resources from around the world.
• Sherpa/Romeo
  Provides information about publishers’ policies and guidelines for making journal articles available in Open Access environments.

Open Access at the University of Miami

• PLOS Publishing Partnership Agreement
  University of Miami Libraries funds APCs for affiliated authors publishing in PLOS journals.
• ORCID@UM Guide
  How to create and use an ORCID iD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) at the University of Miami
• Scholarship@Miami
  The University of Miami’s institutional repository preserves and publishes the work of the UM research community.
• Open Access Publications supported by the University of Miami Libraries
  Current Open Access publications UML has helped support.
• UM Thesis Preparation & Submission
  Information from the Graduate School about the theses and dissertations processes.

Impact Factor

• Journal Rankings/ Impact Factors
  Resources for evaluating the impact of journals.

Data and Publishing

• DOIs, Data Publication, Sharing, and Preservation
  Important tools and information when publishing and working with data.
• Data & Visualization at UM
  Resources at UM that provide training and computing resources related to data analysis, data management, and data visualization.
• NSF Data Management Plan
  Explains NSF’s requirements for sharing and maintaining data from funded research.
• UM Calder Library OA Guide
  Help in understanding options in complying with this new policy for NIH grant funded research.