About the Site

The New Prairie Press was founded by K-State Libraries at Kansas State University in 2007. As the evolution in scholarly publishing continues apace, K-State Libraries decided to join the growing number of libraries who are entering the world of open access publishing.

Open Access

NPP is dedicated to the principles of open access publishing as articulated in the Berlin, Budapest, and Bethesda declarations. On the simplest level, open access publishing is offering online content to all readers with no financial barriers to access. The benefits of this publishing model are manifold, and the growing number of open access journals attests to the power of these ideals.

Scope

NPP focuses on journals in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts, as these are areas often underserved by many of the larger open access initiatives. Journals from all disciplines are welcome, however, if they seek an open access publisher and can work within the capabilities of the Press.

What NPP Offers

NPP can offer a scholarly journal a reliable and powerful platform. NPP uses the open source software Open Journal Systems (OJS) to host and serve journals. OJS can manage any or all parts of journal publication, from submission to finish publication and archiving. Journal editors have the ability to define roles for their colleagues and collaborators, making it easy to assign reviewers, copyreaders, and other roles, as well as to manage the review and revision processes.

NPP currently has no editorial staff, so the Press is ideal for those who already have those roles defined for an existing journal, or can recruit individuals to fill those roles for a new title. What the Press offers is a robust and reliable imprint to host the journal online, and to ensure that it is properly indexed, archived, and presented.

For More Information

Please direct all inquiries to Dale Askey at daskey at ksu.edu or (785) 532-7672.

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