Information For Authors
Open Publishing LMU
- Dissertations of LMU
- Open Publishing LMU
- Open Publishing in the Humanities (OPH)
- Modern Academic Publishing (MAP)
1. Dissertations of LMU
The University Library has joined forces with a publishing service provider to enable you to publish your thesis simultaneously in both print and, via the repository "Elektronische Hochschulschriften" (Electronic theses), in electronic form. Your print publication will appear in the series "Doctoral theses of the LMU" or "Habilitation theses of the LMU" in DIN A5 format.
Publication will be according to the terms of the Creative Commons Licence CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY-SA 4.0
Publishing through Open Publishing LMU fulfils your statutory requirement to publish your work in print. This requirement stipulates that you must submit between 2 and 6 copies of your thesis to the Publication Services Theses, depending on the regulations governing your doctoral or habilitation thesis. Your agreement to the simultaneous publication of your thesis in the repository "Elektronische Hochschulschriften" is a pre-requisite.
We regret it is not possible to first submit your thesis using the digital option and then to apply for publication in print via Open Publishing LMU.
Who is eligible for this offer?
This offer is available to anyone who has successfully completed a doctoral or habilitation thesis at the LMU.
What charges apply?
Price on request.
How does it work?
- Contact the Referat Elektronisches Publizieren (Electronic Publications Department) by email at: publizieren@ub.uni-muenchen.de
- Then send us a sample chapter from your thesis formatted according to the guidelines Check-list for "Open Publishing LMU"
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You then sign a contract with the University Library for the publication of your thesis with a publication service provider. The contract is valid for 5 years and governs costs, services and usage rights. You grant non-exclusive rights of use for both the print and digital versions, which means that you can also publish your thesis elsewhere, and in another form, if you so desire. You also agree to publication under either the CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY-SA 4.0 terms of the Creative Commons Licence.
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When you have finished proofreading your manuscript, use our Check-list for "Open Publishing LMU" to help you format it correctly.
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Send your formatted and proofread thesis, including the faculty title page, to us. Please include a separate document containing illustrations and graphics, an abstract with a short biography for the back cover, and keywords for the entry in the Verzeichnis lieferbarer Bücher (German books in print, VLB). Please send a copy of the so-called Druckgenehmigung (i.e. permission to print your thesis) signed by your supervisor as well.
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We will convert your manuscript to the layout required by "Dissertationen der LMU" or "Habilitationsschriften der LMU" and create the PDF file for printing. This PDF file will be returned to you for approval.
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After you have approved the file you will receive the proof copy. If any further corrections are needed a new proof copy will be created, for which an additional charge of € 54 (plus 19% VAT) plus the price of one author copy will be made.
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After you have given your final approval the book will be printed, and the title assigned an ISBN. It will be submitted for listing by the Verzeichnis lieferbarer Bücher (German books in print, VLB) and online booksellers, and can be obtained from the online book trade and publishers for at least five years. The publisher will take responsibility for submitting the required legal deposit copies to the German National Library (DNB).
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The publisher will send you your copies, minus the deposit copies that go to the Publication Services Theses, and the invoice. The number of copies requested by the doctorate regulations will be sent directly to the Publication Services Theses, which will upload your dissertation to the repository "Electronic Theses". You will be informed of both.
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The Publication Service Theses will immediately forward the mandatory copies to the offices responsible for issuing the appropriate Doctoral Certificate (Deanery, Doctoral Examinations Office, and Study Office). It will take between 4-8 weeks for the Certificate to be prepared.
Duration: Depending on our workload it will take about 12 weeks from receipt of your final approved manuscript until you sign your author's contract.
Theses already published in the series "Dissertationen LMU" and "Habilitationsschriften der LMU"
2. Open Publishing LMU
How to publish simultaneously in both print and digital form
The University Library has joined forces with a publishing service provider to enable you to simultaneously publish congress proceedings, teaching scripts, conference programmes and other works in both print and electronic form on the “Open Access LMU” server.
You will be required to agree to your work being published in parallel on “Open Access LMU” under the Creative Commons Licence CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Who is eligible for this offer?
This offer is available to all members of the LMU academic staff.
What charges apply?
Price on request.
How does it work?
- Contact the Referat Elektronisches Publizieren (Electronic Publications Department) by email.
- You sign a contract with the University Library for the publication of your manuscript. The contract is valid for 5 years, and governs services, costs and usage rights. You grant non-exclusive rights of use only for both the print and digital versions, which means that you can also publish your work elsewhere, and in another form, if you so desire.
- Use our Checkliste Open Publishing LMU (Check-list for “Open Publishing LMU”) to help you check and format your manuscript correctly.
- Create a layout for the text and the cover, or choose one of our standard templates.
- Send your edited manuscript to us, with illustrations and graphics contained in a separate file. We will also require you to provide us with an abstract for the back cover, a short biography, and 3 - 5 keywords for submission to the Verzeichnis lieferbarer Bücher (German books in print, VLB). Please also let us know how many author copies you wish to order.
- We will convert your manuscript to your chosen layout and create the PDF file for printing. This PDF file will be returned to you for approval.
- You will receive a proof copy for print approval. If any further corrections are needed a new proof copy will be created, for which additional charges will be made. After you have given your final approval the copies will be printed. The title will be assigned an ISBN and submitted for listing by the Verzeichnis lieberbarer Bücher (German books in print, VLB); it will be available from booksellers and the publishers for at least three years. The legal deposit copies for the German National Library (DNB) and the regional legal deposit library will be submitted by the publisher.
- You will receive three invoices: for the proof, the printing fee and the cost of the author's copies plus postage.
Titles already published with Open Publishing LMU
3. Open Publishing in the Humanities
The "Open Publishing in the Humanities (OPH)" series is closed and is not accepting any further submissions for publication.
4. Modern Academic Publishing (MAP)
The "Modern Academic Publishing (MAP)" series is closed and is not accepting any further submissions for publication.
