PA EDitorial

PA EDitorial
Menu

Change Management & Transition

Supporting editorial teams through change, every step of the way

Get In Touch

Change is part of modern scholarly publishing, but changing the way an editorial operation works while submissions are live puts additional pressure on the teams managing it.

PA EDitorial specialises in editorial change management. We support clients as they move from one way of working to another and give their editorial teams a consistent point of contact for practical questions.

Our experience with journal workflows helps us recognise how a change in one area may affect the rest of the operation. We work within the structure already in place and shape our support around the change being introduced.

What PA EDitorial Change Management Can Do

Submission System Migrations

Moving journals between submission systems, especially at scale, can create uncertainty for editorial teams. The migration takes place while journals are still managing live submissions, so teams need clear information about what is changing and how it will affect their work. The client and system provider lead the technical migration. PA EDitorial looks after the editorial support around it. Before go-live, we prepare teams for the move and keep them informed as it progresses. Our support continues once the system is in use. This post-migration hypercare gives editorial teams somewhere to take the practical questions that emerge in day-to-day work. Our team has supported large-scale submission-system migrations across extensive journal portfolios, giving us first-hand experience of the practical challenges editorial teams face before, during and after go-live.

Embedding New Tools into Workflows

New tools need a clear place in the journal’s editorial process. When a new tool is introduced, teams need to understand where it sits in the workflow, how its outputs should be handled and where responsibility for decisions lies. PA EDitorial helps clients establish where the tool sits in the workflow and how its output will be handled. We then work with the editorial team to build it into the existing editorial process. Training is based on the journal’s own process, so the team can see how the tool applies to the work they already do. Once the tool is in day-to-day use, we remain available to answer questions as they arise.








Editorial Team and Workflow Changes

When roles or workflows change, work can fall between the old arrangement and the new one. Live submissions still need to move while responsibilities are transferred and revised processes settle in. PA EDitorial draws on its experience of day-to-day editorial-office management to help clients put new arrangements into practice. We help clarify responsibility at each stage and support the handover of work. Where people are taking on new responsibilities, we provide practical training and support based on the journal’s own processes. Support can cover one journal or a wider portfolio and continue until the new arrangements are working day to day.






Why PA EDitorial?

A EDitorial works with publishers, learned societies and research institutions navigating change across editorial operations. Because we manage peer review and editorial workflows every day, we understand not only the change being introduced, but how it will affect the people, processes and live work around it.

Our support is practical and shaped around your existing operation. Whether you're migrating submission systems, introducing new tools or changing team structures and ways of working, we help your teams prepare for the transition, adapt to new processes and maintain continuity while the change takes place.

From a single journal or team to a wider portfolio, we provide the level of support needed before, during and after the transition.

EdiTech

Looking for a hybrid delivery model?

PA EDitorial services can also be supported through EDiTech, our hybrid onshore/offshore delivery model.
EDiTech combines the scalability and efficiency of offshore resource with experienced onshore management,
oversight and quality assurance – giving you a single, accountable PA EDitorial team.
Find out how EdiTech can support your requirements

Planning a change?

Tell us what you’re planning and where you anticipate the greatest challenges. We’ll work with you to understand the impact on your editorial operations and identify the support your teams need before, during and after the change.

Get In Touch