Keep submissions, author queries and editorial-office tasks moving through a documented queue.
Scholarly editorial operations
Editorial Office Partnership Services
A managed support desk for journals and scholarly publications that need reliable submission checks, author communication, workflow tracking and editorial-office administration without transferring editorial decision authority.
Apply consistent pre-review checks before manuscripts move to editors or reviewers.
Use approved communication templates while preserving the journal’s editorial voice and policies.
Maintain workflow records that make status, exceptions and ageing work easier to review.
Partnership pricing
Choose a baseline scope that matches your volume
Each plan states the capacity, turnaround and operating scope up front so your team can compare options quickly.
Editorial Office Pilot
₹30,000 per month
- Submission completeness checks
- Author query handling
- Status tracking
- Monthly workflow summary
Managed Editorial Office
₹65,000 per month
- Everything in Editorial Office Pilot
- Reviewer invitation administration
- Decision-letter preparation support
- Queue and ageing monitoring
Multi-Journal Office
₹1,25,000 per month
- Multi-title workflow coordination
- Journal-specific templates and rules
- Escalation matrix by title
- Consolidated portfolio reporting
Starting partnership fees shown for the stated baseline scope. GST and any agreed third-party costs are additional where applicable; final scope and capacity are confirmed before work begins.
Service overview
Editorial administration that supports—not replaces—editorial judgement
The editorial office keeps manuscripts moving between authors, editors and reviewers. This partnership focuses on operational consistency: initial checks, communication, reminders, record keeping, workflow ageing and escalation. Editors retain all scientific, ethical and acceptance decisions.
What is included
Core deliverables
- Initial submission and file-completeness checks
- Journal-policy and required-document checks within agreed rules
- Author, editor and reviewer communications using approved templates
- Reviewer invitation and reminder administration where included
- Manuscript-status and ageing records
- Escalation notes for ethical, technical or policy-sensitive cases
How it works
A controlled four-step delivery process
Map the journal workflow
Document stages, roles, templates, decision owners and service-level expectations.
Configure checks and queues
Set journal-specific submission criteria, exception rules and communication templates.
Operate the office
Process assigned tasks, maintain records and escalate items requiring editorial judgement.
Review performance
Share status and ageing information and adjust the operating rules when the journal approves changes.
What we need from your team
- Journal policies and author instructions
- Editorial system access at the minimum role required
- Approved email templates and escalation contacts
- Definitions for complete, incomplete and exception submissions
Quality and scope controls
- Editorial decisions remain with authorised editors; operational staff do not accept or reject manuscripts.
- Journal-specific checklists reduce inconsistency in initial submission screening.
- Sensitive ethical or policy questions are escalated rather than resolved beyond the assigned role.
- Access and records are limited to the information needed for the agreed editorial-office tasks.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about this partnership
Does Contentxprtz make editorial acceptance decisions?
No. Editors and authorised journal decision-makers retain scientific, ethical and publication decisions. The service handles the agreed administrative and workflow tasks.
Can you work inside our manuscript submission system?
Yes, where secure access and the required user role can be provided. Access should be limited to the permissions necessary for the contracted tasks.
What submission checks can be included?
Typical checks include file completeness, required declarations, author-information consistency, formatting prerequisites and other journal-specific rules that can be documented objectively.
Can reviewer invitations and reminders be supported?
Yes, when included in scope. The editorial office can administer approved reviewer invitations, reminders and status records; reviewer selection criteria remain controlled by the journal.
How are policy-sensitive issues handled?
Potential ethical, authorship, conflict-of-interest or policy-sensitive issues are escalated to the designated editor or journal contact rather than decided by the support desk.
Can one team support multiple journals?
Yes. The multi-journal plan separates each title’s policies, templates, queues and escalation contacts to prevent cross-journal workflow errors.
Tell us what you need
Request a partnership proposal
Share the service requirement, expected volume and any important workflow constraints in the details field. We will use that information to scope the appropriate partnership plan.
- Clear scope before work begins
- Service-specific workflow and deliverables
- Confidential handling of supplied information
- No obligation created by submitting the enquiry