Tag:scholarly communication

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.

Once a scholar finds your OA journal website, what can you do to encourage them to return to it? Here are five steps your team can take with examples from the Scholastica Open Access Publishing Platform.

Once Persistent Identifiers a.k.a. PIDs are born, they take on a whole new, and still somewhat secret, life of their own. This blog post covers the what, why, and how of PIDs and key ways journals and scholars can implement them to foster uptake across the research ecosystem and further their publishing goals.

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.

For any academic journal article to have an impact, potential readers first need to be able to find it. That starts with search engine optimization or SEO. This blog post offers a comprehensive guide to article SEO for journals and submitting authors.

For journals to operate smoothly, aligning team members, processes, and systems is a must. In this blog post, we highlight four stories from academic institutions and scholarly societies about how they're closing the loop between peer review and publishing at their journals with the help of Scholastica using our latest features.

Is your editorial board struggling to find peer reviewers for your latest manuscript submissions? This blog post is full of actionable tips to help.

Given how difficult it is to find peer reviewers, it's vital for journal editors to consistently work to build a database of willing candidates and prioritize referee retention initiatives above all else. Here are some tips to help!

In our latest blog post, Scholastica CEO and co-founder Brian Cody takes some time to share a recap of 2022 and a sneak peek at what we have planned for the year ahead.