Open Access and Publishing

The University of Miami Libraries are committed to supporting Open Access initiatives by faculty, staff, and students at the University of Miami. The Libraries 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, Research Impact Librarian).

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

• Open Access Funding
  University of Miami Libraries funds APCs for affiliated authors publishing in PLOS, Institute of Physics (IOP), Wiley and Frontier journals.
• ORCID@University of Miami 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 University research community.
• Open Access Publications Supported by the University of Miami Libraries
  Current Open Access publications the University Libraries have helped support.
• University of Miami Thesis Preparation and 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

• University of Miami Libraries Guide for Researchers
  Guide intended for researchers at the University of Miami. Provides information on grants, funding, research compliance and other important topics.
• DOIs, Data Publication, Sharing, and Preservation
  Important tools and information when publishing and working with data.
• Data & Visualization Services at the University of Miami
  Resources at the University 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.
• Louis Calder Memorial Library Open Access Guide
  Help in understanding options in complying with this new policy for NIH grant funded research.
• Think. Check. Submit.
  Helps researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research.