Publication Standards
OHP journals are peer reviewed, have high-profile, international editorial boards, use accepted editorial conventions, publish regularly according to stated schedules, and are produced by a non-profit scholarly association or society.
OHP journals are immediately available in open access upon publication and use a clear, recognized OA license such as Creative Commons.
Editorial Best Practice
OHP recommends its journals:
- Have a clearly stated length of expected review period
- Generally meet this expected review period, with clear policies for obtaining alternative reviewers when necessary
- Have or develop a reputation for timely acceptance or rejection decisions
- Practice reasonable time-to-publication upon acceptance
Technical Considerations
OHP journals already or eventually will
- provide full text electronically through website
- be compatible with OHP´s open source technical infrastructure
- be OAI-PMH compliant
- possess a stable home base / Evergreen URL / be archived permanently
- be accessible to people with disabilities
- follow industry standards for online journal publication citations, i.e. easily identifiable journal title, year of publication, volume and/or issue number (if applicable), article title, unique page number or article number, complete table-of-contents for each issue including page/article number for each article (unless journal is being published as single articles)
