David J Solomon, Michigan State University, USA

…this book serves quite well as a good and easy-to-read starter.
Library Hi-Tech-Journal

…raise many practical issues to keep in mind while planning, shaping and maintaining an OA journal.
Library Hi-Tech-Journal

…this book is a good starting point.
Library Review (Emerald Publishing)

 - the first book on the practical issues of developing an open access journal – what to do, and what not to do
 - comprehensive and provides a step by step guide in the process of developing an open access journal

This book provides a practical guide to developing and maintaining an electronic open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Creating such journals, particularly if it is done well, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge that spans library science, web development, intellectual property rights and publishing, as well as well issues that are unique to the activity itself. The book provides a very practical step by step guide to addressing the issues of creating an open access journal.

Readership: Starting open access journals; academic librarians; and students on library science courses.

ISBN 1 84334 339 8
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 339 4
January 2008
192 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback