Is this an archive system?
Yes! The software used by the Open Access Press is a complete solution for publishers and content providers. It provides submission management, a journal publication platform, and an archive.
How is this different from JSTOR (or EBSCO . . .)?
JSTOR is a remarkable organization which provides archival services to publishers and then licenses that content to libraries through subscriptions. They do a fabulous job of bringing humanities and social science content under one roof. What they do not do is offer a publication platform, nor is their content accessible to those without a subscription – a major barrier for many institutions, and for individuals without access to university based resources. Open Access Press helps you publish and archive your journal, and make the content accessible to anyone who wants to view it.
Is it OpenAIRE compliant?
Yes!
How will people find our content once it we put it online?
All your content is searchable via the most common tools (Google), indexed by major reference sources, and completely accessible to anyone who wants to view it:
- Google Scholar
- World Cat
- Librarians Index to the Internet (http://lii.org)
- OAIster.org
- Directory of Open Access Journals (http://doaj.org)
- NewJour (http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/)
- Open Directory Project (http://dmoz.org)
- CiteSeer
How long is it going to take for you to set up a journal for us?
In most cases we can have the site and the software deployed within a week so editors can start setting up journal policies, adding users to the system, and other initial journal management tasks. Even with your custom or semi-custom design requests, your online journal publication, submission management, and archival system will be ready to roll in 30 days.
We already have our content on the History Cooperative. Isn’t this duplicating our efforts?
Like JSTOR, the History Cooperative is an excellent organization that provides archival services of historic journals, and brings lots of great content under one roof. Again, what History Cooperative does not do is provide you a publication platform, and a submission management system. And, some material on the History Cooperative is only available to those with access to a university library, which effectively makes it impossible to find for lay historians and history enthusiasts.
