Research Article
23 October 2017

Opening the Monograph: Lessons from Luminos

Publication: Journal of Scholarly Publishing
Volume 49, Number 1

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In response to increasing challenges to both the financial model and the distribution model for traditional monographs, the University of California Press developed and launched a new open access monograph program, Luminos, in 2015. Now that Luminos is halfway through its second year, this article reviews the program's progress in addressing its three core goals: developing a more sustainable financial model, improving access and impact, and providing a digital space with multimedia capabilities for monographs.

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Journal of Scholarly Publishing
Volume 49Number 1October 2017
Pages: 41 - 52

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Published in print: October 2017
Published online: 23 October 2017

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  1. open access
  2. monograph
  3. sustainable financial model
  4. digital publishing

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Biography: alison mudditt is currently CEO at PLOS (the Public Library of Science), and was Director of the University of California Press from 2011 through June 2017. Prior to assuming that role, she held senior positions at SAGE, Taylor and Francis, and Blackwell Publishing. She is an active participant in current debates in scholarly publishing and communication. The author's ORCID is 0000–0002–7455–4909.

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