For questions, more information, or other concerns, please contact any member of the Scholarly Communication Department:
Nancy Henke
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Nicole Webber
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Stephanie Wiegand
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If you're looking to submit an article manuscript, consult our comprehensive guide to choosing a publication venue: Journal Publication Information.
UNC has money set aside to support fees associated with publication; faculty can apply to the Fund for Faculty Publications.
Copyright law provides you with rights; don't sign an agreement with a publisher until you read this guide: Your Rights as an Author
Are you an author on a mission? Do you want your work to have high-impact, and to be read by those whom it could benefit the most? Consider an OPEN publishing venue. These links explain the concepts of Open Access and Open Educational Resources: OA and OER
The following journals are hosted at UNC and are examples of open-access publications:
Choose a reputable, high-quality open-access publisher and avoid Predatory Journals.
Are you attending a conference and ready to publish your work on a poster? Here is a link to UNC's MAST office which provides poster-printing services: Poster Production at MAST.