Most journals are familiar with the scenario of struggling to meet production deadlines due to spread-thin editor schedules or a shortage of available peer reviewers. Here are 3 ways grad students may be able to help.

From disorganized journal data to scattered communication, there are a lot of traps journals can fall into that complicate peer review. Here are 3 ways your journal may be making peer review harder than it needs to be.

Wendy Laura Belcher, former managing editor of Aztlán Journal of Chicano Studies, discusses how to avoid the perils of unclear communication with authors around manuscript decisions and ongoing revise and resubmit requests.

Two years since she started using Scholastica, Managing Editor of ITE Journal Marianne Saglam says she's less stressed about managing the journal because Scholastica keeps working for her ensuring peer review stays organized even when she isn't actively managing it.

We've just added the ability for editors to create Discussion templates in Scholastica. That means you can make templates for commonly-sent Discussion messages and keep reusing them.

While offering reviewers any form of guidance is better than none, being thorough and creating a reviewer checklist is by far the best way to help reviewers know the expectations of your journal.

It's not easy to be productive all of the time - even for those working in academia! Here are some top tips to help you stay efficient!

Anita Harris managing editor of SubStance: A Review of Theory and Literary Criticism shares tips to write constructive rejections that authors may actually appreciate

Having a plan in place to quickly and efficiently bring on new editors can smooth editorial board transitions and help spur positive innovations at your journal.

Are you starting an open-access journal? Learn why carving out a niche in the marketplace is critical to standing out to authors and readers in this blog post.