Research & Scholarly Publications Team: University Publications

Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)

Coventry University can register Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for digital outputs, such as monographs, reports, and datasets, which have been published by the University.

A DOI is a set of alphanumeric characters, which give digital outputs a unique online identity, providing a stable, persistent identification for the lifetime of the output. DOIs are a method of identifying specific objects and works accurately, which will aid in the connection of the outputs to their creators / authors, plus associated metadata and documentation, and will help increase the impact of your work.

If your digital research output requires a DOI, please complete this Microsoft Form. Fields marked with an asterisk must be completed. If you have any questions, please email publications@coventry.ac.uk.

ISBNs

Coventry University can allocate ISBNs (international Standard Book Numbers) to any book published by the University.  Any book published by the University for sale, must have an ISBN included at the printing stage. This ensures book orders can be routed to the correct supplier and the unique title can be supplied.

To obtain an ISBN for your publication, please email publications@coventry.ac.uk. You will need to provide the titles and contact name and number of the author.  You will be sent a form to complete and once completed, an ISBN will be allocated Details of the publications will be input to Nielsen Books online service if the book is published for sale. You may need to wait until the publication is finalised before the form can be completed as physical size, pagination, price and other details are required.

A copy of the form will be kept by the RSP Team as a permanent record so that any orders can be directed to the correct supply source. If you sell all stock or the price of your publication, please notify the RSP Team using the above email address.

Publishers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland have a legal obligation to send a copy to the Legal Deposit Office of the British Library within one month of publication., as well as to provide a copy for 5 other legal deposit libraries in the UK and Ireland.  Please forward six copies of your publication to the RSP Office as soon as possible after publication and we will send them to the Legal Deposit Office on your behalf. 

If you would like a copy to be added to the University library, please provide an additional copy for this purpose.

If your book is only available as an e-publication you may want to allocate a DOI to the publication as well to aid visibility and access to your work.  Please refer to the information in the DOI tab or contact the RSP Team using the email above to discuss this.

ISSNs

Publications of a periodical nature are given an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) by completing an online form available from https://www.bl.uk/collection-metadata/application-for-an-issn. For further information regarding ISSNs see - http://www.bl.uk/issn or contact the British Library: - Tel: +44 (0) 1937 546959, Email: issn-uk@bl.uk 

University Open Access Journals

We currently host a number of University Open Access journals, using Open Journal Systems software.  These are available from https://publications.coventry.ac.uk/. 

Please feel free to contact us at publications@coventry.ac.uk if you have ideas for a new journal.