ResearchWorks Journal Hosting Service

What is the ResearchWorks Journal Hosting Service?

The Journal Hosting Service is a full-service publishing option for those interested in starting a new journal or relocating an existing title. We provide server space plus support and training for the use of the publishing platform. We provide a journal hosting solution, that offers open access, subscription or pay-per-view models. The technology can provide a robust yet flexible workflow environment that could include:

• Back-end workflow management
  
  • Facilitating author submissions
  • Guiding submissions through the various editorial processes including peer review
  • Preparing manuscripts for publication
  • Publishing completed issues
• Front-end user experiences
  
  • Producing a journal web site where users can access current and archived content
  • Tailoring the appearance and identity of journals
• All the while
  
  • Providing maximum exposure and visibility of publications by making them full-text accessible for indexing by Google Scholar and other search services
  • Archiving, preserving, and migrating content for future technologies

Who can use the Journal Hosting Service?

University of Washington faculty who are associated with the publishing functions of a journal or who want to start a new venture. Journal hosting on ResearchWorks may continue even if UW related affiliations change or cease to exist.  For student-run journals, please contact us.

How could you use this Service?

• Starting a new journal
• Migrating a current journal to a new publishing platform and/or publishing model
• Journals needing a robust backend workflow environment even if the journal is sent off for publishing with another entity
• Archiving a ceased journal