mdwPress is the Diamond Open Access academic publisher of the mdw – university of music and performing arts vienna. It stands for academic independence and the freedom of scholarship.
Through mdwPress, the mdw contributes to the development of a global open-access infrastructure and increases the visibility and dissemination of scholarly and artistic-scholarly publications from the mdw in accordance with its strategic principles.
mdwPress pursues no commercial goals and is guided by the conviction that the results of publicly funded research must also be freely accessible and usable by the public. The publisher’s work thus stems from the mdw’s social mission and puts it into practice.
In terms of content and topics, mdwPress covers the full diversity of the research spectrum represented at mdw and promotes inter- and transdisciplinarity. All publications by mdwPress are released under Diamond Open Access. This means that the digital editions are freely and openly accessible under a Creative Commons license, and authors incur no fees—neither for books nor for journals. For books, mdwPress also offers the production of print editions.
The publisher’s academic independence is ensured by an academic board, whose regularly rotating mdw internal and external members are distinguished by their subject-matter expertise and represent the disciplinary diversity of mdw as balanced as possible. The board decides on the inclusion of books, journals, and series in the publishing program, as well as on the respective quality assurance process that a publication undergoes.
mdwPress is an institutional component of the mdw and, as such, is exclusively oriented toward the public good. Consequently, all mdw regulations apply to the press, including the Code of Conduct, compliance regulations, and the commitment to democratic values, equal treatment, and diversity.
mdwPress adheres to the current technical and ethical standards of the publishing industry and contributes to their further development. In doing so, mdwPress responds to relevant developments in a manner appropriate to needs and budget and supports authors and editors in the publication process to the best of its ability. Where necessary, mdwPress relies on collaborations with external partners, which are designed in accordance with the mission statement set forth here.
The overarching goal of the publisher is always to ensure the best possible dissemination and accessibility of scientific knowledge for research and society.
