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Bond University migrates to Scholastica's publishing platform to make its journals fully digital

When Bond University decided to adopt a different research management system, Scholarly Publications & Copyright Manager Antoinette Cass realized they would need a new place to host Bond's open access journals. In this interview she and Publications Officer Doreen Taylor discuss why they chose to migrate the journals to Scholastica's publishing platform and what the transition was like.

Why producing journal articles in machine-readable formats is better for abstracting and indexing

Journal publishers that want their articles to show up in relevant abstracting and indexing databases must submit article information to them in machine-readable formats. If you only publish journal articles in human-readable formats, like PDFs, you're likely missing out on valuable indexing opportunities.

3 Reasons to View Your Peer Review System from the POV of Authors and Reviewers

When selecting an online system to receive manuscript submissions and manage peer review most academic journals focus on the experience and needs of their editorial team - but what about authors and reviewers?

4 ways to get higher quality peer review comments

While you can't guarantee that your journal will receive top-notch reviewer comments all of the time, there are some steps your editorial team can take to improve reviewer comment quality.

Trends in Scholar Reading Behavior: What journal publishers need to know

In this post we highlight key takeaways from the 2018 How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Publications report and what the findings mean for journal publishers.

Ways societies are transitioning subscription journals to OA: Interview with Mikael Laakso

In the wake of Plan S and other recent open access mandates, the need to rethink subscription-based journal publishing models is becoming more pressing for scholarly societies and associations around the world. In this interview, Mikael Laakso, Associate Professor at Hanken School of Economics, discusses his research on ways societies are transitioning journals to OA models.

3 Reasons to use an academic journal website template

Today, keeping a current journal website doesn't have to involve learning to use complex content management systems or getting a development team to write custom code. Another option is to use an easy-to-edit website template made for academic journals. In this post, we outline three key benefits of using a website template.

Free Webinar: How to Start or Flip an Open Access Journal

On December 5th, 2018 at 10 AM EST Scholastica is hosting a free webinar—How to Start or Flip an Open Access Journal: Publishers and editors share their stories. We'll be discussing the benefits of academic-led publishing as well as the ins and outs of running academic-led journals.

3 areas of peer review journals should regularly audit

Every journal's peer review process can use some polishing from time to time. In this blog post we outline three areas of peer review that all journals should audit and how to approach data collection.

Is your journal's peer review system as efficient as it could be? Questions to ask

In this post, we look at some of the most common areas where editorial teams get caught up in manual work and how you can use organization and automation to avoid them.