The UniSQ Open Publishing Guide is for those who want to publish an open text with the UniSQ Library. It steps authors through the process they will undertake when working with the UniSQ Open Educational Practices (OEP) team, and sets out guidelines and expectations for the undertaking.

This guide is divided into five sections and covers the following:

• Part 1: Prepare and Plan
  • Understanding Open Texts
  • Considerations
  • The UniSQ Open Text Publishing Workflow
  • The Role of the Authors
  • Support
  • Understanding Copyright
  • Understanding Open Licences
  • Finding Open Educational Resources
  • Open Text Scoping
  • Open Text Outline
• Part 2: Write and Create
  • Keeping Track of your Project (in development)
  • Writing your Open Text
  • Attributions and Academic Integrity
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Designing your Open Text in Pressbooks
  • Creating and Embedding Interactive Media
  • Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
  • Creating a Cover for your Open Text
• Part 3: Review and Edit
  • Peer Review
  • Other Reviews, Checks and Testing
  • Copyedit and Proofread
  • Book Information and Metadata
  • The Final Check
• Part 4: Publish and Share
  • Exporting your Open Text
  • Publishing your Open Text
  • Promoting your Open Text
• Part 5: Evaluate and Maintain
  • Using your Data Dashboard
  • Monitoring Feedback
  • Open Text Maintenance
  • Assessing Impact, Value and Reach
  • The Role of Research

Suggested Citation

“UniSQ Open Publishing Guide” by the University of Southern Queensland Library is licensed under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. 

Reviewers and Contributors

The UniSQ Open Publishing Guide for Authors was peer-reviewed by

• Emma McKindley (Digital Content and Rights Officer), University of Southern Queensland

The authors would like to thank Emma for the time, care, and commitment she contributed to the guide.