OA journal launch services

This list is part of the Open Access Directory.

• This is a list of services to launch or help launch new OA journals (OAJs).

• Alphabetical order.

• Related lists on OAD: (1) Free and open-source journal management software, (2) Free and open-source tools for OA, (3) Guides for OA journal publishers, (4) OA journal business models.

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• Athabasca University Press
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • For launching new OAJs or transferring existing journals to AUP.

• BioMed Central
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • For launching new OAJs or transferring existing journals to BMC.

• Digital Commons
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Duke University Libraries
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• EDP Open
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• eLife Lens
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA)
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication (ICAAP)
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• LSE Press
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Mathematical Sciences Publishers (MSP)
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Medknow Publishing
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Michigan Publishing
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Ohio State University Libraries
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • Requires society sponsorship and a member at Ohio State.

• Open Academia
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Open Access Press
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • For new OAJs in the humanities and social sciences.

• Open Access Publishing Services (OPuS)
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• OpenJournalSystems.com
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • For launching new OAJs or transferring existing journals to OJS.

• Open Humanities Alliance
  • The service is described on the OHA front page.
  • For new OAJs in the humanities.

• PhysMath Central
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Resilience Alliance
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• ScienceOpen
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Scholarly Exchange
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Scholastica
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • The Open Access Journal Starter Kit.

• Ubiquity Press
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • For launching new OAJs or transferring existing journals to OJS.

• University of Alberta Libraries
  • Its OAJ launch service.
  • Free for Canadian journals.

• University of California Press
  • New Journal Proposals for "launching new journals or digital products and partnering on existing titles."

• University of North Texas Libraries
  • Its OAJ launch service.

• Veruscript
  • Its OAJ launch service
  • Its Publishing 101 Blog