Publish with Us
IU Bloomington Libraries offers publishing services for IU faculty, students, and staff. We help the IU community create, share, curate, and preserve their original scholarly, creative, and educational works so that they reach the widest possible audience professionally and accessibly.
IUB Libraries specifically publishes IU-edited journals and IU-authored books, and its full range of publishing services includes support for
- production and design
- publishing infrastructure
- copyright
- editing
- quality control and certification
- discoverability, distribution, and marketing
- bibliometrics
- preservation
We also offer instruction to help you get started.
Rooted in core library values, IUB Libraries' publishing services differ from traditional scholarly and commercial presses by prioritizing diamond open-access publishing and author rights, by welcoming nontraditional scholarship, and by pushing the boundaries of scholarly publishing.
- Journal PublishingIU Bloomington Libraries offers supports journal publishing for IU affiliates, focusing on open access (OA) models. Services include setup, OJS hosting, DOI minting, and support for DOAJ indexing. Open access boosts visibility, readership, and citations, while enabling innovative digital formats. Guidance is available for starting or converting journals to OA.
- IU-Authored Book PublishingWe offer open-access publishing for IU creators, supporting diverse formats like books, multimedia, reports, conference proceedings. Authors retain copyright, and works are accessible worldwide in digital and print formats. Services include design, editing, and bibliometric tracking, ensuring accessibility and research integrity.
- Course Materials PublishingThe Course Material Fellowship Program (CMFP) supports IU Bloomington faculty in creating zero-cost, openly licensed course materials to reduce textbook costs and improve student access. Fellows receive stipends, expert guidance, and tools to tailor resources, saving students over $500,000 annually while aligning materials with teaching goals.