Or move an existing subscription-based journal to an electronic journal / OA journal
We can help you if
- you are editor of an existing or planned biomedical journal
- or you are involved in a professional society contemplating to start an Open Access journal or to move an existing journal from toll-access to an OA model
- or if you are an energetic world-class researcher with an extensive network of potential editorial board members interested in becoming founding editor of a new (non ehealth-related) OA journal
JMIR is hosted at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation at the University Health Network in Toronto, and the e-publishing group at the Centre has over 10 years experience with electronic publishing, open access publishing, open peer-review, digital archiving and indexing, business models and publishing tools. In addition to doing research on electronic and open access publishing, this group offers free hosting of OJS (Open Journal Systems)-based journals and consulting services for organizations and individuals interested in publishing electronic journals, conference proceedings etc. We can act as a publisher for your journal (without assuming ownership), can take care of XML markup, PubMed indexing etc., and can also assists with software development/customization and hosting of your journal on a non-profit basis*. JMIR also has developed a unique hybrid business model combining open access and a membership scheme with other revenue streams which may be applicable to your journal.
Note that if you publish your journal with a commercial publisher (e.g. Biomed Central) you usually sign away ownership of your journal. In contrast, we assist with self-publishing models where this is not the case. Ownership of the journal and the software remains with the client, unless agreed upon otherwise.**
Please contact geysenba at uhnres.utoronto.ca for further information and a free initial consultation.
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FOOTNOTES
*non-profit basis: We do offer free hosting, but to avoid any misunderstandings we do require funding to pay for staff-time if customizations are required, on an hourly basis. Upfront investments for setting up a journal heavily depend on the existing infrastructure and needs, and range from $1,000 to $10,000 or more. You should not consider this move if no funding is available.
**the alternative to self-publishing (which involves keeping the ownership) is to publish the journal with a publisher (which usually involves signing away ownership). Under certain circumstances we can also assist with this model