Publishing

Library publishing support service

The Library offers publishing support advice to university researchers at all levels. We offer advice on journal selection and how to publish for impact, identifying predatory publishers and advice on disseminating your research widely. The following groups might benefit from our service:

• Research Higher Degree students
• Early Career Researchers
• Established academics
• Potential editors

Please note that we do not offer academic career advice. Consult your colleagues, mentors or supervisors for specific advice in your discipline.

General (Workshops and one-on-one sessions)

• Initial advice about publishing projects
• Journal selection and publishing for impact
• Advice about other ways to disseminate research

Journal and conference proceedings publications

• Open Journal System service/training.
• Information on how to create your own online journal at Flinders University.

The Library can provide ISBNs to university staff for teaching and research-related publications published by the university.

See ISBN Help on Thorpe-Bowker for information about the details of the ISBN system

To request one or more ISBNs for your publication, please use Service One with the following information:

• Contact person for publication
• Contact email
• Contact phone
• Date of expected publication (Month and year)

Author(s) or Editor(s) (specify which)

• Department
• Title of publication
• Target audience
• Series title (if any)
• Price

Medium

• (include all that apply): Print / Audio / Packs and Multimedia (requiring separate ISBNs) / Video / Digital/E-book (NB you need one ISBN for each medium)
• Format (for each medium): e.g. hardback/paperback for Print; contents of pack; CD-ROM or MP3 for audio.
• Method of publication outside the University (NB if you are planning to sell a print copy of the book commercially you may need to buy a Barcode – please advise if you require this)
• Number of ISBNs required

ResearchNow is Flinders University's institutional repository showcasing the research outputs of Flinders University research staff.  ResearchNow replaced the previous repository Flinders Academic Commons for new content in July 2019.

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