#   Introduction

_Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements_ (_Tremor_), a peer-reviewed, open-access medical journal publishing original research, case studies, and reviews on non-Parkinsonian tremor disorders, is produced at the Columbia University Libraries/Information Services (CUL/IS) through the publications partnership program developed at the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS) \cite{Maughan_Perry_2011} ([cdrs.columbia.edu](http://cdrs.columbia.edu/); [tremorjournal.org](http://tremorjournal.org/)). Among peer publications, _Tremor_ is unique both for its affiliation with a library-based publishing program as well as for its business model: open access content (both _libre_ and _gratis_) supported through article processing chargebacks to authors. Since its launch in 2011, _Tremor_ has experienced escalation in growth, reputation, and supporting services through the partnership between CDRS, which handles journal production, and the journal's editor-in-chief, who executes editorial oversight in connection with _Tremor_'s editorial board. At one-hundred twenty-two articles published, _Tremor_ is a qualified success in the eyes of these partners. At the outset, the partners leaned heavily on their collective experiences to establish baselines for production workflow efficiency and APC price points. In the years since, much real-world data on the allocation of personnel and costs of production have become available. The experience has proved instructive and speaks to the increasing potential of scholarly publishing programs in research libraries, particularly at CDRS. An examination of the monetary expenditures and personnel investments made in realizing that potential answers implicit questions about the costs of those advancements.