Empowering Scholarly Publishing in the Digital Age

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  The surge in academic research and online submissions inundates publishers with numerous manuscripts, intensifying their workload

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  Limited resources and time constraints worsen these challenges, straining the publishing process even further

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  Reviewers often juggle multiple commitments, like research and teaching, hindering their ability to review manuscripts thoroughly

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  Balancing speed-to-publication and safeguarding manuscript integrity amidst rising submissions volumes, and supporting reviewers and editors

Leverage Integra's expert peer review services to enhance your bandwidth and ensure a seamless manuscript submission-to-acceptance process.

Editorial office and Peer Review Services

Guest Editor Vetting

Integra streamlines author and editor recruitment for special issues. Our dedicated screening team, with subject matter experts, collaborates with Editors-in-Chief and publishers to identify topics and vet potential contributors, ensuring alignment with publisher expectations.

Peer Review Management

Our peer review services manage the entire process, from manuscript checks and reviewer selection to system configurations and daily stakeholder communication, ensuring compliance with ethical standards and journal criteria while providing comprehensive support to editors and publishers.

User Database Administration

Integra's comprehensive user database clean up services streamline reviewer selection for editors, expediting the review process. Services include batch email dispatch, bounce-back processing, updating deceased profiles, merging duplicates, and retaining primary profiles.

Reviewer Selection

Our reviewer selection service helps editors choose suitable reviewers using cluster-based models and expert analysis. We prepare semantic keywords, verify reviewer credentials, register verified reviewers, and provide detailed reports on key metrics to streamline the peer review process.

Why Integra?

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  Three decades of specialized journal project management experience, encompassing STM and HSS disciplines.

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  A dedicated team of highly experienced project managers with a track record of handling commercial, open access, and society journals.

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  Seamless author, editor, and publisher communication throughout the project's life cycle, fostering collaboration.

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  Comprehensive quality assurance and meticulous project management oversight, upholding the highest scholarly publishing standards.

Answers to Common Queries

• Q1: Why should I consider outsourcing peer review services to Integra?

  Outsourcing to Integra ensures expert handling of the entire peer review process, saving your time and resources while upholding quality. We manage every aspect, from manuscript screening and editor assignment to reviewer selection, pre-production checks, and new user account management.

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• Q2: What distinguishes Integra from its competitors?

  We stand out due to our extensive experience with various peer-review publishing models, led by seasoned managers and staffed with knowledgeable subject matter experts. Our balanced approach combines technology and expertise to maintain a competitive edge.

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• Q3: How does Integra choose suitable reviewers for my journal?

  Our method is meticulous, involving manual and platform-assisted searches. We also validate author-suggested reviewers for compatibility. Integra's editorial assistants, with several years of experience and expertise, serve as a critical differentiator, effortlessly handling the workload.

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• Q4: Can Integra assist in maintaining image integrity in manuscripts?

  Certainly. Our expertise includes image forensic reviews, ensuring the integrity of digital images within your manuscripts. Integra's team can identify duplications within and across images, detect deletions or hidden elements, spot inserted bands or features, and address rotations and inversions, among other aspects.

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• Q5: What does Integra's plagiarism check service involve?

  Our plagiarism check service involves comprehensive interpretation and detailed reporting to uphold the highest publishing standards. We also conduct manual runs to support editors in their decision-making process.

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