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Publish in Acta series
As a researcher active at the University of Gothenburg you can spread your research by publishing in an Acta series. The Acta series' publications are usually distributed in print and electronically.
About the Acta series
An Acta series is a type of scientific publication commonly used by universities and research institutions to publish theses, monographs, conference proceedings and other academic work.
The University Library distributes three Acta series. You can find numbered publications lists of all the series, as well as editors and publication prices, in Sharepoint:
Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis is the University of Gothenburg's publication series for doctoral theses and other works by researchers active at the University. Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis consists of 19 series, affiliated to different departments at the University.
Acta Bibliothecae Universitatis Gothoburgensis consists of works by authors active at the Gothenburg University Library.
Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum et Litterarum Gothoburgensis consists of subject series from the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg.
Publish in Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis
As a researcher active at the University of Gothenburg you can spread your research by publishing in one of the series in the Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis. The finished Acta publication can then be borrowed at the Library and are for sale in printed form via the library and the online bookshops Adlibris and Bokus. Many authors also choose to make the publication available in the database Gupea.
Instructions on how to publish in Acta series at the Staff portal
Request a reprint of your Acta publication
If you Acta publication is sold out you can send a request to the series' editor for it to be reprinted. When the request gets approved you can apply for it to be published again. You and the series' editor then sign the Acta committee's contract together to reprint the publication.
Publish in other Acta series
Contact each series' editors respectively if you want to publish in any of the other two Acta series that the University Library distributes. You can use the Library's lists of the Acta series to find detailed information about editors:
Publish your Acta publication in Kriterium
Kriterium is a portal for reviewing, publishing and spreading peer reviewed books. If you want to publish you Acta publication via Kriterium it is your editor that contacts Kriterium with a request.
E-publish a doctoral thesis in Gupea
If your Acta publication is also a dissertation, it shall be published digitally, e-published, in the database Gupea. For the faculty to be able to e-publish your thesis, you need register your thesis in Gupea.
Contact us about Acta
Contact the University Library if you have any questions about publishing in Acta series.