Scholastica announces the release of a completely revamped 2nd edition of its eBook Academic Journal Management Best Practices: Tales From the Trenches. Like the first edition, this eBook brings together top insights from experts managing academic journals in STEM, the humanities, and social sciences, encompassing the latest peer review optimization best practices as well as new sections on publication growth and strategic planning.

Academic Journal Management Best Practices: Tales From the Trenches is designed to help editors navigate the demands of modern-day publishing and the ever-changing journal landscape. The eBook covers core aspects of journal management, starting at the tactical level with insights to help editorial teams optimize their peer review workflows and then moving up to ways to approach strategic journal planning and development. Topics covered include how to:

 ●     Refine peer review processes and speed up time to manuscript decision

●      Improve editorial team training and alignment

●      Grow the reputation of journals and attract more quality submissions

●      Make actionable strategic plans to further broader publishing program goals

The eBook also includes new case studies and “quick tips” boxes throughout with links to further journal resources in specific areas, including peer review and publishing analytics tracking best practices and use cases.

A common thread, expressed by all the journal managers and editors who contributed to this eBook, is that time and resource constraints remain the biggest challenges for publications teams. With that in mind, the eBook includes insights from all contributors on steps they’re taking to operate more efficiently, and approach journal workflow and publishing program development in an agile way.

Academic Journal Management Best Practices: Tales From the Trenches is free to download at: scholasticahq.com/academic-journal-management-tales-from-the-trenches