Scholarly Communication

Publishing Services and Support

ISU ReD, the Institutional Repository

ISU ReD collects and provides open access to the scholarly and creative output of faculty, students, and staff at Illinois State University. The repository makes these journal articles, reports, theses and dissertations, posters, presentations, and more freely available to readers worldwide.

Visit ISU ReD

Journal Hosting

Our journal hosting program provides editorial staff with the tools and support needed to publish open-access, peer-reviewed electronic journals.

Browse Journals and Peer-Reviewed Series

Conference Hosting

Planning a conference? Contact us to create a conference website, manage submissions, post proceedings online, and more.

Theses and Dissertations

Dissertations and theses by Illinois State University graduate students are published online in ISU ReD.

Theses and dissertation listings

Workshops and Presentations

The scholarly communication librarian is available for workshops and presentations on author rights, open access publishing, and other scholarly communication topics.

Publishing venues

Curious about the reputation of a particular journal or publisher? Do you need information on predatory journals and publishers, and ways you can evaluate a publishing venue? We can help, contact a librarian.

Research Impact

Manage your impact by understanding traditional and emerging metrics, maintaining an updated scholarly profile, depositing your work in ISU ReD, and registering for unique researcher IDs such as ORCID. For more information, meet with a librarian.

Open Educational Resources

Open educational resources (OERs) are freely-available and without licensing or copyright restrictions. Examples include textbooks, journal articles, syllabi, assignments, and any other free material that supports teaching, learning, and research. Contact a librarian for assistance with finding, evaluating, using, and/or authoring OERs