Talk given at the UKSG 2014 Forum, London, UK, on November 21, 2015.

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UKSG 2014 Forum, 21 November 2014
Brian Hole, Founder and CEO
Revitalizing University-Based Publishing
The Ubiquity Partner Network

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To return control of publishing to universities and researchers,
providing them with the infrastructure and support to not only
match but to outcompete the legacy publishers.
About Ubiquity Press
Background
Mission
 Spun out of University College London in 2012
 Researcher-led
 50+ years publishing experience
(BioMed Central, PLoS, Elsevier, IoP)
 Current staff of 13, office in London
 Comprehensive approach: journals,
books, data, software, wetware…

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The Social Contract
of Science
• Validation
• Dissemination
• Further development
Scientific Malpractice
• Data
• Results
• Software
• Hardware, wetware…
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Providing a solution for presses

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Peer review and cascading content

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Research integrity
Full anti-plagiarism checking
Provision for open research data and software
archiving with all publications
Rigorous peer review
Editorial guidance and training
Provision for open peer review
COPE membership for all editors
Close links with society’s ethics committee

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The Ubiquity Partner Network

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Ubiquity Partner Plugins

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For any questions, please contact
brian.hole@ubiquitypress.com
Ubiquity Press website: http://www.ubiquitypress.com
Koh, A. 2012. Open Access Ahoy! An Interview with Ubiquity Press. The Chronicle of
Higher Education. Available: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/ubiquity/43312
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