Firenze University Press: An Italian initiative for electronic publishing

Abstract

Firenze University Press (FUP) is the first born Italian University Press. The goal of the project can be summed up as to create the Electronic Publishing Service of the University of Florence with the following aims: - To facilitate access and diffusion of electronic publications of the University of Florence, - To assist university authors in electronic publishing by offering an editorial service ; - To increase the value of the editorial production of the University of Florence while guaranteeing the certification of authenticity and the copyright. - To protect the copyright interests of both scholars and the University of Florence; - To be responsive to the values of peer review; - To base price on the actual direct cost and be predictable.