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About UB ScholarWorks

At UB ScholarWorks, we value advancing relevant and meaningful research in established disciplines, as well as niche and emerging fields. We support these efforts by making research widely available through open access publishing, and by creating opportunities for innovative learning and scholarship through sharing and reuse of open resources.

UB ScholarWorks is a Diamond Open Access Publisher. Articles published through UB ScholarWorks are freely distributed, and they are also free from author-side fees.

UB ScholarWorks strongly supports author rights and editorial freedom:

  • Authors who publish work in a UBScholarWorks journal retain ownership of their work.
  • Authors are free to produce and distribute scholarship without undue constraint.
  • Editors of UBScholarWorks journals are free to publish scholarly works without influence from any commercial entity, educational institution, or professional association.

UB ScholarWorks values editorial and research efforts that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to promote and practice social justice in all our operations. Additionally, we practice care with authors, peer reviewers, readers, and colleagues, as well as other UB ScholarWorks constituents.

Mission Statement

UB ScholarWorks is the open access publishing platform provided by the University at Buffalo Libraries. We support the Libraries’ mission by publishing scholarly and creative works for a diverse and worldwide audience. We strive to extend the impact of research outputs of the University, to develop partnerships that promote the production of open access scholarship by faculty, and to support the research, learning, teaching, and creative activities that contribute to the development of students as critical and creative thinkers and engaged global citizens. Guided by values of openness, which include social justice, equity, and inclusion, UB ScholarWorks promotes ethical and sustainable publishing practices through an unwavering commitment to open access.

Journal Requirements

Journals must provide the following:

  • Guidelines concerning the use of generative artificial intelligence in the production of articles and in peer review
  • A statement on the efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Annual listing of editorial board, noting changes in membership