Accelerating Academic Publishing Case Study

This case study outlines the challenges faced by a global leader in research and education, which has a legacy of over two centuries and a portfolio of more than 1600 journals. The client experienced high turnaround times, with an average article acceptance time exceeding 100 days, leading to production bottlenecks and delays. Key issues included authors not meeting revision deadlines, prolonged reviewer selection, and slow editor decision processes. Lumina Datamatics provided a solution using ScholarOne, which included a detailed analysis of turnaround times and specific recommendations. These recommendations involved identifying journals with inconsistent review times, introducing a 'suggest reviewer' step, and aiding editors in selecting efficient reviewers. Following the implementation of these strategies, the client achieved a significant improvement, reducing the average time to acceptance by over 15%. Additionally, Lumina Datamatics and the client established an annual review to assess ongoing process improvements.