Editing a journal

Editing a journal

Do you run a journal? Do you want to create a new journal, organize the transition of your publication to digital distribution, switch to the diamond model or change your publication workflow?

 

The Publishing Department of the Documentation Direction can help you!

 

We will support you throughout your editorial project. We meet with you to establish a diagnosis of your objectives and advise you on the entire publishing process.

 

To contact us: ddoc-edition-contact@univ-lorraine.fr 

Obtain funding

Creation

  • INPI’s declaration
  • ISSN and DOI
  • roles and functioning of journal’s committees
  • editorial workflow

Digital transition

  • publication models
  • economic models
  • presentation of distribution platforms: Open U Journals, Open Edition, Episciences, …

Editorial quality

  • implementation of Quéro editorial quality criteria
  • transparency of editorial procedures
  • open science policy

Legal aspects

  • journals’ legal statutes
  • authors’ contracts
  • distribution licenses (Creative Commons)
  • image rights

Distribution platform Open U Journals

  • training on distribution platform: style sheet, functionalities, plugin
  • help in structuring review space: content, graphics

Structured publishing

  • Métopes, XML, LaTeX
  • 1st level support
  • advanced training and advice provided by the EDUL

Referencing

  • documentary tools: library catalog, Sudoc, Mir@bel, open repository HAL
  • databases: DOAJ, WoS, Scopus, etc
  • search engines

Research data

  • data management practices
  • search for a disciplinary repository
  • help to deposit on DOREL

In partnership with the University of Bordeaux and INRAE, UL is collaborating in the FNSO Open U Journals 2024 project to deploy an open access scientific journal publishing platform (free access for authors as well as for readers).

 

Open U Journals offers a complete online publishing solution, from the management of the editorial flow (submission of articles, organization of peer review, corrections, acceptance) to the publication of articles online (in issues or in continuous flow, via 3 file formats: HTML, XML and PDF).

 

Multidisciplinary, it is intended to host SHS and STM journals. It is based on the open source software OJS and benefits from the support of the PKP community.

The Université de Lorraine is contributing to several calls for FNSO projects to support the transition of journals to the diamond model.

 

For the period 2024-2026, it is also supporting the diamond journals of the Lorraine site via the open science support fund, by offering annual funding of €2,500. An additional request may be submitted to cover exceptional expenses.

 

The budget comes from savings made from unsubscribing to Wiley resources (2024) and also from support from the MESR as part of the Contract of Objectives, Resources and Performance (COMP) in 2025 and 2026. The aim is to make this system permanent beyond 2026.

 

See the list of supported journals

 

Eligibility criteria :

  • demonstrate a strong link with the Lorraine site: journal published by the UL, journal historically or geographically linked to the university or journal with a UL publishing secretary;
  • be published online, with immediate open free access or with plans for immediate open free access within 3 years;
  • do not chargepublication fees (APC);
  • be disseminated on a publishing platform aligned with editorial quality criteria (Quéro criteria, FNSO criteria) or have plans to migrate to such a platform. The following platforms will be considered: Cairn, Centre Mersenne, Episciences, Erudit, Numerev, OJS (subject to conditions), OpenEdition, OLH, Open U Journal, journal incubators, SciPost. The list may change with the agreement of the COPIL SO.
  • submit an editorial evaluation (in terms of form): the evaluation is generally carried out by the publishing platform; if not, it may be carried out by the UL publishing support service;
  • submit a scientific evaluation (in terms of content): if the scientific evaluation is not provided by the publishing platform, the journal may request two evaluations from experts in its discipline, to be presented to the COPIL SO;
  • benefit from another source of funding. This funding may be internal to UL and come from a laboratory, a cluster, etc. This criterion is not  prohibitive, but the COPIL SO will pay particular attention to it. It is strongly recommended that at least 20% (approximately) of the journal’s total budget should come from another source after one year.

Ineligible costs:

  • For journals maintaining two distribution formats (digital and print), costs related to the print format are not eligible.
  • Expenses related to the financing of wage costs are not eligible.

Evaluation of applications : Applications for funding are reviewed by UL’s Open Science Steering Committee. Requests for additional funding may be prioritised in order to comply with the available budget.

 

To apply for funding: please send the completed form to ddoc-edition-contact@univ-lorraine.fr  before 03/07/2024 for consideration by the steering committee on 10/07/2024.

Obtain funding

The Université de Lorraine financially supports diamond journals from the Lorraine site.

 

Since 2020, it has contributed to several calls for projects from the Fonds National pour la Science Ouverte. In 2024, it is initiating a funding program for diamond journals linked to its open science support fund.

 

The budget for this program comes from savings made on the withdrawal of resources from the publisher Wiley (2024) and support from the French Ministry of Higher Education  under the Contrat d’Objectifs, de Moyens et de Performance (COMP) in 2025 and 2026. The aim is to perpetuate this arrangement beyond 2026.

 

> See the list of supported journals.

 

Diamond 2025 journal funding program:

Annual funding of €2,000 is offered to eligible journals. An additional application may be submitted to cover exceptional expenses.

 

Eligibility criteria :

  • demonstrating a strong connection with the Lorraine site :
    • the journal is published by the Université de Lorraine or
    • the publishing or editorial secretariat is provided by a UL staff member or
    • the journal is managed by a UL teacher-researcher, who holds a decision-making position (publishing director, editor-in-chief) or
    • the journal publishes on local history, geography or heritage;
  • being published online with immediate free open access or having a project to transition to immediate free open access within 3 years;
  • not charging publication fees (Article Processing Charges);
  • being hosted on a platform aligned with editorial quality criteria (Quéro criteria, FNSO criteria) or applying to such a platform within the year. The following platforms will be considered: Cairn, Centre Mersenne, Episciences, Erudit, OJS (subject to conditions), OpenEdition, OLH, Open U Journals, journal incubators, SciPost. The list may change with the agreement of the COPIL SO ;
  • submiting an editorial review (in terms of form): the review is generally carried out by the publishing platform; if not, it may be carried out by the UL publishing support service;
  • submiting a scientific review (in terms of content): if the scientific review is not provided by the publishing platform, the journal may request two reviews from experts in its discipline, to be presented to the COPIL SO;
  • benefiting from another source of funding. This funding may be internal to UL and come from a laboratory, a cluster, etc. This criterion is not prohibitive, but the COPIL SO will pay particular attention to it. It is strongly recommended that at least 20% (approximately) of the journal’s total budget should come from another source after one year.
  • not having already received funding from COPIL SO as part of an FNSO call for projects or start-up aid.

Ineligible costs:

  • For journals maintaining two distribution formats (digital and print), costs related to the print format are not eligible.
  • Expenses related to the financing of salary costs are not eligible.

To apply for funding: please send the completed form to ddoc-edition-contact@univ-lorraine.fr  before 20/12/2024.

 

Evaluation of applications : Applications for funding are reviewed by UL’s Open Science Steering Committee. Requests exceeding the €2,000 lump sum may be prioritized in order to respect the available budget.