Scope of Services
1. Software hosting
- Provision and maintenance of the technical infrastructure
- Long-term archiving (in planning, possibly via Rosetta workflow as a BVB service)
- Journal setup
- Support with implementing website layout configurations, if needed
2. Software training
- Provision of a test journal
- Introduction to the software
3. Editorial Consulting
The primary editorial responsibilities, such as peer review, prrofreading, and author communication, are managed by the researchers. However, our service includes support and advice in the following areas:
- Assistance with editorial and formal preparations
- Support with journal migration projects
- Advice on fundamental aspects of journal establishment
4. Journal Visibility
- ISSN registration
- Listing in the Journal Database (ZDB)
- Inclusion in the Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
- Support with inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) if applicable
- Submission to the German National Library (DNB), if required
- Listing in library catalogues and Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue (KVK)
- Inclusion in international library catalogues (OCLC WorldCat)
5. Articles Visibiblity
- Stable addressing via a persistent identifier (DOI)
- Inclusion in the Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue (KVK)
- Indexing in the Open Access search engine BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
- Visibility on Google and Google Scholar
- Support with inclusion in subject specific databases
6. Additional Services
- Provision of statistics