Our Capabilities
Scholarly publishing and journal development are at the core of GSDG's work, supported by digital infrastructure and strategic advisory.
The following capabilities may be provided individually or combined according to each project's objectives, existing foundations and stage of development.
Core Business
Scholarly Publishing and Journal Development
We support publishers, learned societies and universities in developing scholarly journals with clear positioning, rigorous editorial processes and the capacity to operate sustainably over the long term.
Key Services
- Journal positioning and development planning
- Editorial governance and editorial office development
- Peer-review workflow design and optimisation
- Content production, typesetting and online publication
- Metadata management and digital publishing
- Scholarly communication and journal discoverability
- Research integrity and publication ethics
- Engagement with authors, editors and reviewers
GSDG does not guarantee that any journal will be included in a particular indexing database. Indexing decisions are made independently by the relevant services in accordance with their own criteria.
Our work focuses on strengthening scholarly quality, editorial governance, publishing standards and technological foundations, thereby creating the conditions necessary for sustainable long-term development.
Supporting Capability
Digital Infrastructure and Publishing Technology
We design, integrate and optimise digital infrastructure for scholarly publishing and research management, helping our partners improve operational efficiency, data management and their capacity to deliver sustainable services.
Key Services
- Journal websites, manuscript submission and editorial management systems
- Institutional repositories and research information management systems
- Research data management and long-term digital preservation
- Publishing workflow automation and AI-assisted tools
- Research integrity and content screening, data analytics and operational reporting
We place particular importance on system interoperability, the long-term accessibility of data, and transparency and human oversight in the use of artificial intelligence and automation.
Supporting Capability
Strategic Advisory and Institutional Development
We provide publishers, universities, libraries, learned societies and research institutions with strategic advisory services related to scholarly communication.
Key Services
- Publishing strategy and development planning
- Open access and open science strategy
- Journal portfolio assessment and optimisation
- International development
- Research communication and scholarly visibility
- Organisational process optimisation and transformation
- Editorial and publishing training and capacity building
- Artificial intelligence adoption planning
A shared platform for scholarly collaboration
Connecting journals, conferences, and researchers in one place. In development with our partners.
JournalsPeer review data
ConferencesSession proposals
ResearchersProfiles, output
InstitutionsRepository linksOne shared record, connected across all four groups
Discuss Your Project
If you are planning a journal development, publishing technology or research infrastructure project, we would be pleased to discuss your requirements and identify an appropriate form of collaboration.
Discuss Your Project