Publishing Services at Haverford

Selecting the right journal or publisher is an important part of the publishing process. The Libraries can help you:

• Identify journals and publishers aligned with your research
• Evaluate publisher quality and open access options
• Understand where your publication might have the greatest impact

Contact your subject librarian for help identifying appropriate venues in your field.

Start budgeting early—publishing may involve APCs, image rights, indexing fees, and more. The Libraries offer:

• Fee waivers through our open publishing agreements with selected publishers
• APC funding support through our Open Access Publishing Fund
• Support for Open Educational Resources (OER) creation

Visit the Funding Opportunities page of this guide for more information.

Search Tripod to find guides to academic writing, scholarly publishing, book proposals, and more.

Contact your subject librarian for help with research scoping and literature reviews.

See the Provost Office's research oversight committee pages for guidance planning research projects involving human subjects, animals, and recombinant DNA.

Need to use collections outside of Haverford? Your subject librarian can help:

• Locate archives, special collections, and materials at other institutions
• Identify rare or unpublished materials and help you request reproductions

If letters of introduction are needed for faculty or student researchers, contact Patty Guardiola, Associate College Librarian for Research & Instruction.

The Libraries can help you incorporate visuals to enhance your scholarly publications.

Your subject librarian can help you 

• Determine whether an image is copyrighted
• Identify rights holders 
• Find images, including those in the public domain or with open licenses
• Credit visual content appropriately

To request high-quality digital scans for publication, contact Julie Coy, Head of Metadata Services & Visual Resources Librarian.

As you plan to publish, it’s important to know your rights and understand the agreements you sign. The Libraries can help you:

• Review publishing agreements and understand your options
• Understand copyright transfer and negotiate to retain key rights

See the Authors Rights page of this guide for more details.