The 2024 ISMTE Conference offered a window into the most pressing issues for editorial teams today and a welcome opportunity for editors, publishers, and vendors to share workflow innovations. Here's a roundup of key takeaways from the conference.

How can journals tell which aspects of their peer review processes work well and which may need some work? EASE has released new guidelines for assessing peer review quality to help journal publishers and editors get closer to an answer.

Is it possible for the journals you work with to receive submissions from scholars funded by cOAlition S member organizations? If so, now's the time to ensure those titles meet the latest Plan S criteria. Here's an overview of the steps journals using Scholastica's software and services should take to ensure they are Plan S compliant in 2024.

Are you ready to move to a new journal peer review management system? This blog post outlines a 21-day migration planning kick-start challenge to help motivate your team with a new free Peer Review System Migration Toolkit, including a handbook guide and checklist.

Welcome to the first post in the #AskScholastica blog series, where Scholastica's team answers questions about digital journal publishing best practices! We're starting with the FAQ: What are the benefits of producing journal articles in full-text XML, and should we start?

Are you looking to reduce coordination costs between your peer review and production teams this year? This blog post covers tips from the Scholastica Production Service team to help keep everyone in sync (whether handling everything in-house or working with an external vendor).

Many are weighing in on ways to better the journal submission experience for authors from the editor and publisher perspective. But what's the opinion of actual scholars? We surveyed the Scholastica author community to find out! Here's what they had to say.

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.

What are the DOAJ's latest indexing criteria? And how can you apply to add one or more journals to the index? We break down everything you need to know in this blog post, including answers to FAQs.

One of the most exciting aspects of supporting Open Access journals for the Scholastica team is learning about their publication development journeys. In this interview, Jenn Pickering, managing editor of The Sedimentary Record, discusses how they reached the milestones of their 100th article published and a successful editorial board transfer following a journal expansion initiative.