Welcome to the Scholarly Publishing LibGuide -  your guide to all things scholarly publishing at Johns Hopkins University. This highlights page is for you to get a quick overview of tools and information that are important to JHU researchers for scholarly publishing.

Scholarly Publishing Guide Quick Highlights:

1. Publishing Options - if you need clarity of the different versions of research output, this resource explains that for you.

2. Choosing a Journal - if you are thinking of writing a paper or if you are ready to choose a journal for your paper, this resource walks you step-by-step through the process.

3. Publisher Contracts - if you are curious by the publishing process, more specifically publisher contracts, this resource simplifies the complex process.

4. Open Access  - Open Access refers to the practice of making scholarly research publications freely available for reading and re-use. Opening your work can boost readership, increase impact and citations, ensure you get credit for your ideas, and can increase rapid dissemination of and feedback on your research

Additional resources on Scholarly Publishing can be found here:

• Writing Resources - if you need guidance on any part of the writing process, this resource provides more resources on writing in general and at JHU.

• Copyright - This guide is intended as an introduction to copyright for faculty and students. Understanding copyright and what it means for you is more important than ever as both technology and the law change.

• Scholarly Publishing Explained - if you need more definition and explanation about scholarly publishing, this resource defines and explains them for you.