The library provides the following services for publication or periodicals published by the department or office.

Apply ISSN and GPN

  1. ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)
    Please fill out the ISSN application form and upload the latest cover of the journal, copyright page, and table of contents (the cover of the first issue if necessary) in digital format (pdf or jpeg) and the ISSN application file.
  2. GPN (Global Production Networks)
    All the publications or journals that are published in the name of NTNU or funded by the school need to apply for the GPN number. Please fill out the GPN application form and enclose the finalized cover before printing, roundel, and sample of the copyright page.
  3. Please submit the aforementioned materials to the NTNU Press office to apply for the ISSN and GPN numbers. It takes one working day for applying GPN. For ISSN, it needs to contact the ISSN international centre in France which usually takes around one month. When the application is done, the Press office will send the results back to the contact person at the corresponding department and centers. (The ISSN application fee will be paid by the applicant.)

Journal publication platform service-Open Journal Systems (OJS)

  1. NTNU open journal system provides free online management and publication of the NTNU journals. The purpose of this system is to provide a unified storage and management interface, to assist in the enhancement of the visibility of the journals on the internet, and automate the review and editing procedure for the editors.
  2. Please fill out the OJS application form and submit it to Mr. Liu at chiachun@ntnu.edu.tw in the NTNU Press office. After the application form is received, the press office will contact the department and center for the follow up matters.
  3. To retrieved the older OJS files, please fill out the Archived OJS retrieval form and submit to Mr. Liu at chiachun@ntnu.edu.tw. After the application form is received, the press office will contact the department and center for the follow up matters.
  4. System website url: https://ojs.lib.ntnu.edu.tw

Journal consignment sales

The publications or journals published by the department or center can be sold via NTNU press. All the related rules are based in accordance with the contract. Please contact the NTNU press.

Journal Institutional Repository and Authorization of the external journal institutional repository

  1. Journal institutional repository
    In order to establish our institutional repository, facilitate the open access of our academic journal, and enhance the visibility and usage rate, the NTNU library, based on the decision made at NTNU journal institutional repository meeting held on 30 March 2010, would like to ask the department and center to authorize the library their journals with nonexclusive license. (Please contact: Mr. Liu at Press Office, ext. #5279; Ms. Lin at Div. of Acquisitions & Development, ext# 5247). The flow chart of the publication unit is listed.
    期刊機構典藏流程圖
  2. Register academic electronic journals DOI number
    In order to provide a stable and reliable internet service of the NTNU academic journals, the library also assists with the application of DOI. The publication unit needs the DOI number, the library can assist with the application and sign the contract of data maintenance with the DOI company. (Please contact: Mr. Liu at Press Office, ext. #5279) The flow chart of the publication unit is listed.
    期刊機構典藏流程圖
File download and links Update date
NTNU academic journal institutional repository Authorization Letter (example) 112.03.29
Manual of title information setup 99.04.26
NTNU continuing journal list (33 items) 108.08.01
NTNU academic journal list and code (79 items) 108.08.01
  1. Authorization for the external journal institutional repository
    The NTNU library, based on the decision made at NTNU journal institutional repository meeting held on 30 March 2010, coordinates the academic journals affiliated with NTNU and authorizes the external companies or institutions for including the NTNU journals in their database. However, since 2018, for the new authorized journals, the publishing units contact the publisher for the contract signing and royalty keeping on their own. In order to overview the electronic authorization of the NTNU academic journals, please notify the library when signing the new contract. (Please contact: Mr. Liu at Press Office, ext. #5279). The flow chart of the publication unit is listed.
    期刊校外授權作業流程圖
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