Phenom System and Publisher Services
The Phenom system and publisher services are designed specifically to run end-to-end open access publishing workflows.
Flexible Submissions
- Simple, intuitive submission process
- Clear indication of progress
- Extendable to include additional metadata fields
- Options include collecting funder information through integration with funder registry; addition of ORCiD at submission; integrating with institutional registries (eg GRID, ROR...)
- Self-service tools allow configuration of administrative settings, such as setting up teams and sections
- Manuscripts ingestible following exchange standards
Editorial Screening
- Editorial screening checks and escalation: iThenticate and plagiarism checks, suspicious keywords, suppression lists, author verification (publication record), citation analysis
Peer Review Management
- Three main editorial models: Chief Editor/Managing Editor with final decision; Chief Editor/Managing Editor without final decision; Section Editors
- Manuscripts assigned manually via Editor or automatically via taxonomy
- Currently supports single-blind peer review
- Reviewers can be invited on your behalf, suggested by Editor, or using integration with Publons reviewer finder tool.
- Manuscripts exportable following exchange standards
Post Peer Review Screening
- Post-accept screening check and escalation
- Mandating ORCiD for submitting author and verifying its validity
- Manuscript file checks, reviewer checks, post-acceptance material and quality checks
APC Billing and Collection
- Invoice created post article acceptance
- Authors can split payments and assign an invoice to their institution or pay it themselves via bank transfer, paypal or credit card
- Management of institutional and funder discounts
- Auto and manual management of waivers
Production Management
- Manuscripts tracked at each stage of the production process, enabling reporting on workloads and turnaround times
- Manuscript marked up for style and graphics are checked for house style and re-drawn
- Manuscripts are typeset and copy edited
- Authors have access to an online proofing system for corrections (or handled via pdf or email)
- Final article versions created in JATS 1.1 XML, epub 3.0, Archival PDF and SVG format
Publication
- Abstracting and indexing services
- Journal websites can be customised from a template and served on a chosen domain
- Arai.com.pk can be used as a hosting domain whilst reflecting your journal identity
- Final files can be delivered to your current journal platform