Tag:academic publishing

With the expansion of research access initiatives worldwide, journal open access policies are no longer a nice to have author resource. They're becoming a necessity for both OA and subscription titles. This blog post covers steps journal teams can take to ensure they have adequate OA Policies in the new year.

Increasing diversity in scholarship requires an action plan, including journal publishers and editors taking steps to address asymmetry among editorial teams, authors, and referee pools. The question for many publishing organizations is — where to start to have the most impact?

Researchers are more likely to visit and frequent journal websites that provide relevant search results fast. At Scholastica, we get that, and it's why we're continually introducing improvements to optimize the Scholastica Open Access Journal Publishing Platform for web browsers and on-site search. Learn about the latest search features in this blog post.

During a free webinar Scholastica sponsored as part of this year's ALPSP Conference, we dug into the many benefits of transitioning to a digital-first publishing process and different possible routes to get started or optimize your current efforts. Read on for the details!

At Scholastica, we don't think peer review system configuration should have to equal complexity or added costs. Here's how we're making submission form customization easier for editors — no need to wade through multi-page manuals or pay for bespoke development work.

We're excited to announce the ability to add CRediT fields to Scholastica's peer review system submission form and machine-readable metadata exports, as well as the option to include CRediT details in the body and metadata of articles typeset or published via Scholastica.

Mind the gap — you've likely heard this familiar phrase issued at train stations, but have you considered how it applies to academic journal publishing? In this blog post, we're rounding up five of the most common gaps between peer review and publishing and ways to address them.

In this new guide to getting journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, we cover the WoS journal selection criteria, how to apply, and answers to FAQs, including insights from the WoS support team.

Most journal teams know the importance of getting articles added to reputable scholarly indexes, but how to go about it isn't always as clear. This blog post covers everything you need to know to initiate and keep building upon a successful journal indexing strategy.

While a reputation for publishing high-quality content will always be the number one way for journals to set themselves apart in the eyes of authors and readers, regular promotion is becoming paramount to building and retaining a following. In this blog post, we break down why and steps to get started.