This document summarizes a presentation given by Brian Hole, the founder and CEO of Ubiquity Press. Ubiquity Press provides publishing infrastructure and support to help universities and researchers regain control over publishing and outcompete legacy publishers. It aims to support the full scholarly communications process, including journals, books, data, software, and hardware. Ubiquity Press also focuses on research integrity, peer review, and building an inclusive partnership model to support open access publishing worldwide.

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SLJOL Workshop, Colombo, 2 March 2015
Brian Hole, Founder and CEO
The Ubiquity Partner Network
Global Support for Publishing

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To return control of publishing to universities and researchers,
providing them with the infrastructure and support to not only
match but to outcompete the legacy publishers.
About Ubiquity Press
Background
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, hardware, bioresources…

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The Social Contract
of Science
• Validation
• Dissemination
• Further development
Scientific Malpractice
• Data
• Results
• Software
• Hardware, wetware…
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Source: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2015

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Source: Washington Post, May 7 2013 / Imgur: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/07/map-more-
than-half-of-humanity-lives-within-this-circle/

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Source: Nature News, 20 April 2011, DOI: 10.1038/472276a

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Providing a solution for presses

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Journal support: stages one to three
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Hosting X X X
Basic journal design(1) X X X
Software updates and bug
fixes X X X
Article level metrics,
altmetrics(2) X X X
Connection with wider
network X X X
AuthorAid integration X X X
Back content loading X X X
Current content loading optional X
Journal information
management optional X
Editorial manager support optional X
Peer review oversight optional X
Promotion - calls for papers optional X
Copyediting level 1 optional X
XML & PDF production optional X
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Domain registration and
management optional X
ISSN management optional X
DOI self-registration (3) X X
DOI registration optional X
Indexing optional X
Archiving (CLOCKSS) optional X
Promotion- social media optional X
Promotion - fliers optional X
Promotion - press releasing optional X
APC handling optional X
Journal-level reports optional X
Portal level reports X X
CrossCheck anti-plagiarism
screening optional X
Portico preservation services optional optional
CrossMark trusted articles optional optional
(1) Standard platform and colours, text logo.
(2) Some Altmetrics require DOIs
(3) Client requires own CrossRef membership and pays for DOIs

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STAGE 3: APCS FROM £300 /
LKR60,000

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Research integrity
Full anti-plagiarism checking
Provision for open research data and software
archiving with all publications
Rigorous peer review
Editorial guidance and training
Provision for open peer review
COPE membership for all editors
Close links with society’s ethics committee

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Peer review and cascading content

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The Ubiquity Partner Network

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An Inclusive Partnership Model
Sustainability
“No Bird Left
Behind!”
Simple hosting models,
for cases where APCs
are not viable
TJ Gehling, ‘Formation flying’ (CC-BY) https://flic.kr/p/gM84Rh
Growth
Success
Helping journals and
presses progress
towards:
Sri Lanka Journals
Online
University of Utrecht

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For any questions, please contact
brian.hole@ubiquitypress.com
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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