Open Access is Just the Beginning:
Disrupting Publishing
Open Access Roadshow, University of Leeds, October 15th 2014
Brian Hole, Founder and CEO
brian.hole@ubiquitypress.com www.ubiquitypress.com / @ubiquitypress

About Ubiquity Press
To return control of publishing to societies, universities and
researchers, providing them with the infrastructure and support
to not only match but to outcompete the legacy publishers.
Background
brian.hole@ubiquitypress.com www.ubiquitypress.com / @ubiquitypress
Mission
 Spun out of University College London in 2012
 Researcher-led
 50+ years publishing experience
(BioMed Central, PLoS, Elsevier, IoP)
 Current staff of 13, office in London
 Comprehensive approach: journals,
books, data, software, wetware…

The Social Contract
of Science
• Dissemination
• Validation
• Further development
Scientific Malpractice
• Results
• Data
• Software
• Hardware, wetware…
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Research integrity
 Full anti-plagiarism checking
 Rigorous peer review
 Editorial guidance and training
 Provision for open peer review
COPE membership for all editors
 Close links with university’s ethics committee
 Provision for open research data and software
archiving with all publications
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An Inclusive Partnership Model
 Aim is to help each
member become more
independently
sustainable over time
Developing country
presses with 100%
waivers to begin with
 Simple hosting models,
for cases where APCs
are not viable
TJ Gehling, ‘Formation flying’ (CC-BY) https://flic.kr/p/gM84Rh
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For any questions, please contact
brian.hole@ubiquitypress.com
More information
Ubiquity Press website: http://www.ubiquitypress.com
Koh, A. 2012. Open Access Ahoy! An Interview with Ubiquity Press. The Chronicle of
Higher Education. Available: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/ubiquity/43312
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