Journal development and management
SPJ Publications offers collaborative publishing partnerships for academic journals, scholarly books, edited volumes, conference proceedings, and specialised scholarly series. These partnerships are designed for universities, academic institutions, professional societies, research organisations, associations, and other scholarly bodies seeking structured publishing support while retaining appropriate academic and editorial oversight. Each collaboration is established through a formal agreement that clearly defines the responsibilities of the participating parties, editorial authority, publishing and production processes, intellectual property and copyright arrangements, financial terms where applicable, ethical responsibilities, publication standards, and other relevant operational requirements. The objective is to establish a transparent and sustainable publishing framework that supports the academic mission of the collaborating organisation and ensures professional management of its scholarly publications.
New journal launch We turn an academic publishing idea into a fully operational journal – from title and scope to editorial setup, policies, submission workflows, publishing infrastructure, and preparation of the inaugural issue. | Journal management and hosting Professional hosting, editorial workflow, technical infrastructure, production and publishing support for society-led, sponsored and institutional journals. | Collaboration models Co-publishing partnerships | Institutional journal management | Society and sponsored journals | Academic consortium publishing |
Integrated Publishing Support: Through its co-publishing, journal management, editorial, and production services, SPJ Publications can support the complete publishing lifecycle from manuscript submission and peer-review coordination through editorial processing, production, metadata preparation, DOI registration, and online publication. The scope of services is determined according to the requirements of the collaborating organisation and is documented in the applicable publishing or service agreement. All publishing activities are expected to follow applicable editorial policies, publication ethics standards, copyright requirements, and transparency principles.
