What is RCUB?

 Scientific journals that are no longer in print, but whose archives are available in digital format

 Basic management: publication of only the table of contents and final versions of the papers, in PDF or HTML format.

 Full management: management and independent control by the editor of the entire publishing process for the electronic journal, from the receipt of manuscripts by potential authors to the acceptance of papers by an editorial committee, peer review, corrections, etc., and the issue’s final publication. 

 Reference management: only a description of the journal and publication of the table of contents, where possible.

 

 RCUB objectives

 

 To enable the editorial management and publication of an electronic journal from a single online platform. 

 To create a single search and dissemination environment for UB journals. 

 To encourage publication in digital format and open access.

 To facilitate the preservation of journals for future use.

 To continue the UB’s involvement in both national projects, such as Catalan Journals in Open Access (RACO), and international ones, via the use of the Open Archives Initiative d'Open Archives Initiative (OAI) interoperability protocol.

 

 

 What services does the CRAI offer editors of UB journals?

 

 Server maintenance and updating of the OJS open-source software.

 Training on the use of OJS. 

 Advice on managing copyright and intellectual property.

 Guidelines for improving a journal’s position in both Spanish and international rankings and for increasing quality and visibility.

 Entry of the tables of contents of RCUB journals in RACO and Dialnet. When a journal is registered with RCUB, the CRAI regularly updates the tables of contents in both repositories.

 Calls for recognition of UB scientific journals     

 

Since 2010, the Office of the Vice-Rector for Outreach and Internationalization has published calls for the recognition of UB scientific journals and grants to publish them.

 

 

These calls are intended to provide financial assistance to UB members (research groups, teaching staff, UB schools or departments) who publish or wish to publish electronic journals, although the grants may also be used for parallel publication on paper.

 

More information on recognized journals (2010-2018)

 

 Related information

 Recommendations for improving the position of UB scientific journals in rankings (2013). Document created by the CRAI Project Unit (in Catalan)

 Workflow chart (in Spanish).

 RCUB: Scientific Journals of the University of Barcelona. September 2017 (in Catalan).

 RCUB FAQ. February 2015 (in Catalan)

 Butlletí RCUB (Newsletter in Catalan)

 Contact: CRAI Projects Unit: revistesub(at)ub.edu