Multimed Open Access Newsletter • December 2012

Open Access Newsletter • December 2012 • Volume 1 • Issue 1

Your access to online publishing with Multimed - Open Access

Welcome to the inaugural issue of our newsletter called “Open Access: Your access to online publishing with Multimed”. Open Access will be sent out quarterly as a way to give helpful hints to Editors and Journal Managers, and to keep you informed of progress and happenings in the publishing world. You will also get to know the Multimed Team!

We are a unique community and feel that this newsletter will be helpful to you and give relevant information that can streamline your processes and make your journals even more successful! Each issue will also “Spotlight” a journal or individual and their achievements.

We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Holidays! We look forward to working with you in 2013!

Of course, we welcome any feedback and suggestions. If there is a topic you would like us to address in our newsletter, feel free to contact us.

Dr.Michael Mills

Multimed Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Mills as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP). Dr. Mills will be taking over as Editor in Chief in 2013 after holding the position from 2004-2007. Dr. Mills was instrumental in leading the JACMP into the field of open access publishing. His foresight cleared the path for the JACMP, as it quickly gained a reputation as one of the world's leading physics journal.

In 2003, it was Dr. Mills' 'cold call' request to Multimed Inc. asking that we consider bidding on the publishing responsibility for the JACMP, that we began utilizing Open Journal Systems (OJS). Venturing into a relatively new field of open access publishing for a traditional publisher, can only be made easier with the assistance of a brilliant visionary, such as Dr. Michael Mills.

As President of Multimed Inc., I am personally indebted to Dr. Mills for his extraordinary support, friendship, and his uncompromised integrity to ensuring that JACMP continues to lead the way in Open Access journals.

The JACMP was the first journal using OJS to install the online banner advertising system. They have also recently enabled automated review reminders and one-click reviewer access to streamline their review process. Google Analytics has been installed to monitor website traffic. Visit the JACMP at www.jacmp.org.

Jill Torigian
President

There are over 11,500 titles using OJS!

Are you finding it time consuming to track reviewer progress? Do you need help following up with reviewers?

Multimed can implement automated reviewer reminder emails. Save yourself some time and contact us for more details!

helpful tip: Always thank your Reviewers!

All of your systems are set up to have an acknowledgement email for reviewers. Thanking reviewers for their time is always appreciated. Just click on the “acknowledge” mail icon to send a quick pre-populated email.

Snowmageddon 2010:

It was one of the worst storms the city had seen in 157 years! On December 7th, 2010, 100cm (3.3ft) of snow buried London, Ontario, just 140kms (87 Miles) west from our office. And yes, that is a car buried under there!

Here’s hoping that we have less snow this winter!


	Jill Torigian, President Jill first embraced the Open Journal System’s platform back in 2003 with Multimed’s first OJS client, the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. Jill quickly realized that the software would meet the needs of scholarly publications by being both user-friendly and economical. Through Jill’s leadership and vision, Multimed has developed an expertise in publishing by using OJS with a continuously expanding client base. Jill oversees all publications, including Current Oncology, published with a unique model that includes a printed journal. Jill’s expertise also includes society management and utilizing various publication platforms, such as HighWire Press and Scholarone. With over 25 years’ experience in the traditional publishing environment, as well as online and open access models; Jill has an expertise with marketing strategies to ensure your journal is strategically positioned in the scholarly environment. Coupled with a commitment to business development, client relations, and corporate management, Jill ensures the Multimed team surpasses client expectations.
	Heather Shand, Project Manager Heather has worked with OJS since 2003 and is able to collaborate with clients to identify their needs, and implement publishing strategies. Heather stays up-to-date with current technologies and is dedicated to finding best practice solutions, features and customizations that will improve your journal. Her expertise ranges from e-Commerce solutions to subscription modules to online advertising to scholarly databases. She will be with your journal team through every step of the development process and for the exchange of ideas post development as well.
	Laura Hope, Project Manager Laura has worked with OJS since 2003. Laura’s expertise consists of aligning journal policies and author guidelines with the OJS environment, including the implementation of author fees. She is also proficient in open access/copyright policies and scholarly databases. Laura is always looking for ways to streamline the submission and peer-review process for authors, reviewers and editors. Laura will work with your journal team during the initial development stages to your first published issue. She is also here to help you with any questions you may have once your journal is launched.
	Amanda Shand, Project Coordinator and Developer Amanda is the creator and developer of our journal websites on the OJS platform. She also is the main point of contact for all support related questions from editors, authors and reviewers. Amanda is able to create functional and visually attractive journal websites using the OJS framework. Amanda works closely with your journal team to ensure that each issue is published on schedule with optimal publishing quality.
	Shelby Roloson, Production Assistant Shelby is our administrative assistant and provides customer support to our clients. In addition, Shelby assists the Project Managers and Project Coordinator with marketing efforts.

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