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Manifold Scholarship

Last updated: 2021-01-29 09:47 UTC
Description: Manifold is a collaborative, web-based scholarly publishing system designed by the University of Minnesota Press and the CUNY Graduate Center. Manifold provides a dynamic approach to publishing book-length works capable of gathering commentary, annotation, and revisions within the publication. Built to publish long-form digital monographs, Manifold is also used in service of open educational resources, journals, and collaborative scholarly projects. Tt is currently used by twenty-eight publishers, including the University of Minnesota Press, the City University of New York, and the University of Arizona Press, as well as digital humanities centers and teaching and learning centers.
Homepage: https://manifoldapp.org/
Codebase: https://github.com/ManifoldScholar/manifold
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Hosting: self-hosted, hosted (SaaS) version available through Manifold Digital Services
Licensing: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
Pricing: free to self-host, one-time installation for $750, managed hosting for $3120 USD annually
Adoption level: Significant
Readiness level: TR9
Governance: Not Classified
Business Form: Fiscal Sponsorship (Academic Institution)
Status: Actively Maintained
Categories: Application
Functions: Annotation, Authoring / Editing, Format Conversion, Dissemination, Submission Management, Workflow Management
Collections: Repository-related
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