Information for Librarians
The Scholarly Publishing Collective, managed by Duke University Press and powered by Silverchair, serves the library community by providing consistent, high-quality services for collection development, support, and access. The Collective journals are hosted on the Silverchair hosting platform, which many librarians know as a home to titles from Duke University Press and other distinguished publishers.
The Scholarly Publishing Collective’s platform launched to the public on January 4, 2022.
Pricing
Duke University Press is now accepting renewal orders for the 2025 subscription year. Browse the list of partner publishers and journals. Pricing information is available in the "Resources for Librarians" section below.
IP Authentication Update
To submit IP address updates to Scholarly Publishing Collective you need to submit them via theIPregistry.org. Once approved all IP addresses updates are received from theIPregistry.org via API and automatically updated in our authentication system.
Read more about this partnership in the "Duke University Press, the Scholarly Publishing Collective, and theIPregistry.org Partner for More Efficient Access" press release.
Library Products
- Illinois Journals Collection
- Penn State Journals Collection
- 2025 individual title pricing and title list (.xlsx, last updated July 10, 2024. Contains URLs and content years)
Resources for Librarians
General Information
- About Scholarly Publishing Collective
- Press release announcing the Collective (February 09, 2021)
- 2025 pricing press release (July 10, 2024)
- Platform launch press release (January 4, 2022)
- Guide for subscription agents
- JSTOR Journal Hosting Program transition information
Administrative Information
- Institutional terms and conditions (.pdf)
- Instructions for Accessing the Institutional Administrator Dashboard
- KBART file (last updated April 11, 2023)
- Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) (.doc)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do library e-resource administrators manage their subscriptions?
The Collective’s platform is powered by Silverchair, and uses the same administrative dashboard as Duke UP’s current read.dukeupress.edu platform. This site is https://sitemaster.read.dukeupress.edu/admin/login.aspx Customers with existing subscriptions on the Duke UP platform use the same credentials.
How do I review my institution’s holdings?
Log into the Administrative Dashboard using the same credentials as your Duke University Press admin account. You will see all holdings from DUP as well as the Scholarly Publishing Collective publishers listed in this interface. Please note that some perpetual holdings are still being entered into our systems.
Where do I download usage?
Log into the Administrative Dashboard using the same credentials as your Duke University Press admin account. There are tabs at the top of the interface for COUNTER 4 and COUNTER 5 reports. These reports will contain usage for all publishers on the platform as well as Duke UP. Scholarly Publishing Collective usage is only available from January 2022 forward. Usage from 2021 and earlier can be requested from JSTOR.
Is a site license required for electronic access?
A site license is not required. Please see our terms and conditions.
Are Collective titles available as a collection or added to the e-Duke Journals Collection?
Publisher-specific collections are available for Penn State University Press and University of Illinois journals beginning with the 2023 volume year.
What is the EZProxy stanza for this platform?
OCLC has created an EZProxy stanza for the journal content that are hosted by the Scholarly Publishing Collective as follows:
Title Scholarly Publishing Collective (updated 20211013)
URL https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/
HJ http://scholarlypublishingcollective.org
HJ scholarlypublishingcollective.org
DJ scholarlypublishingcollective.org
Contact
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