Publishing Multilingual Open Access International Peer Reviewed Journals in Digital Commons

Room B

Florida International University (FIU) is an urban, multi-campus public research university uniquely positioned to support its mission of “collaborative engagement with our local and global communities”. Located in Miami, FL, also known as the Gateway to the Americas, FIU is the top institution in the U.S. in enrolling and graduating Hispanic students with bachelor's degrees and is a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. FIU Libraries works closely with faculty and Latin American partners to support and publish several multilingual journals in support of our institutional mission. This presentation will share case studies from two open access peer reviewed journals hosted by FIU Libraries: Leer, Escribir Y Describrir, a publication of Comité Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo de la Lectura y Escritura: and the forthcoming American Journal of Non-Communicable Diseases a publication of America’s Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance. This presentation will share the complexities, challenges and lessons learned working with multilingual editorial boards and authors distributed throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.