LibraryPress@UF

LibraryPress@UF (LP@UF) is an open access publishing imprint with a dual relationship as an imprint of both the University of Florida Press and the George A. Smathers Libraries. It focuses on open access, accessible, library- and community-driven scholarship, blending the production, distribution, and marketing capabilities of UF Press with the preservation, subject expertise, and collections of the Smathers Libraries. This hybrid digital-first approach allows LP@UF to publish monographs, edited collections, exhibit catalogs, open educational resources (OER), and open access journals that may not fit traditional publishing models but are vital to scholarship and access. The imprint publishes books on wide-ranging topics related to the Libraries’ Special & Area Studies Collections, Florida, and the circum-Caribbean. It also supports over 20 open access journals hosted on Florida Online Journals (Florida OJ), an open source digital publishing platform produced by the Public Knowledge Project and supported in partnership with FLVC. LP@UF is an ABC Charter Signatory, affirming its commitment to making e-books accessible to all. As of 2026, its journals are indexed in FAO AGRIS through FLVC. Through its partnership with UF Press, LP@UF print books reach major retailers such as Amazon and Target, with full print support and global distribution. The imprint maintains a distinct identity focused on open access, accessibility, and collaborative community-driven scholarship, serving the UF research and teaching community as well as broader scholarly audiences.

LibraryPress@UF (LP@UF) operates as an imprint of both the University of Florida Press and the George A. Smathers Libraries, giving it a dual identity within the University of Florida. This structure was designed to combine the resources, preservation expertise, subject specialists, and collections of the Smathers Libraries with the production, distribution, and marketing capabilities of UF Press. The imprint emphasizes open access (OA), accessible, library- and community-driven scholarship, and publishes content that may not fit traditional publishing models but is vital to scholarship and access. LP@UF publishes monographs, edited collections, and exhibit catalogs that come out of the Libraries, partnerships across UF, and collaborative communities. Its scope includes wide-ranging topics related to the Libraries’ Special & Area Studies Collections, Florida, and the circum-Caribbean. It also produces open educational resources (OER) and supports open access journals. As an imprint of the Smathers Libraries, LP@UF is an ABC Charter Signatory, affirming its commitment to making e-books accessible to all. As of 2026, its journals are indexed in FAO AGRIS through FLVC. The imprint supports over 20 open access journals publishing on Florida Online Journals (Florida OJ), an open source digital publishing platform produced by the Public Knowledge Project and supported in partnership with FLVC. Florida OJ supports editors through all stages of the editorial process, from submission to publication, and allows authors to submit manuscripts, editors to assign peer reviewers, reviewers to submit reviews, and editors to manage workflows for copyediting, design, and final publication. Proposals for open journals are accepted on a rolling basis, and every journal publisher must sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LibraryPress@UF and the George A. Smathers Libraries in order to publish in Florida OJ. Through its partnership with UF Press, LP@UF print books have the opportunity to reach major retailers like Amazon and Target, with full print support and global distribution. The imprint maintains a distinct identity focused on OA, accessible, collaborative monographs, textbooks, and creative works, using a unique hybrid style of digital-first open access publishing with some traditional features. It serves the UF research and teaching community as well as broader scholarly audiences.

• As of 2026, journals are indexed in FAO AGRIS through FLVC.

Open access, accessible, collaborative, transparent, and sustainable scholarly publishing.

• Open access monographs

  Scholarly monographs published open access, often related to the Libraries’ Special & Area Studies Collections, Florida, and the circum-Caribbean.

• Open access journals

  Over 20 open access journals hosted on Florida Online Journals (Florida OJ), supported by LibraryPress@UF.

• Open educational resources (OER)

  Open educational resources that serve and are potentially significant to the UF research and teaching community.

1. 1LibraryPress@UF homepagelibrarypress.domains.uflib.ufl.edu
2. 2Open Access Journals – LibraryPress@UFlibrarypress.domains.uflib.ufl.edu
3. 3LP@UF Team & Editorial Collective – LibraryPress@UFlibrarypress.domains.uflib.ufl.edu
4. 4LibraryPress@UF on Wikidatawikidata.org