2025 Report: Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers

Insights into smaller-sized publishers' technical priorities, from research integrity to AI adoption.

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About the Report:

The "Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers" report details the results of a 2025 global survey of individuals working with independent scholarly publishing organizations with fewer than 1,000 employees about their current journal technology stacks and anticipated future needs.

The survey findings span:

Publisher platform and workflow management insights
Research integrity priorities and sentiments toward the rise of AI
Vendor collaboration and support needs

At a time when many small and medium publishers face challenges meeting increasing technical demands, from managing new metadata standards and digital platform integration needs to expanding research integrity checks, this survey aims to offer insight into the digital tools and workflow optimizations that would best serve the smaller publishing community, both for its members and the service providers who support them.

Survey report respondent highlights

Over 80 survey responses from individuals working with journal programs in 21 countries.

Respondents worked in leadership, editorial, production, and technology roles.

Represented publisher types include scholarly societies, university presses, and small commercial presses.

Scholastica is a technology solutions provider with easy-to-integrate software and services for every aspect of publishing academic journals — from peer review to production to hosting and discovery support. Our mission is to empower scholarly organizations to make quality research available more efficiently and affordably in order to facilitate a sustainable research future. Over 1,200 journals across disciplines use Scholastica.

Maverick is a leading, specialist consultancy and outsource services company designed specifically for the publishing industry. We focus on providing high-level business transformation and publishing strategy support; strategic and operational marketing and market research; product, content and technical consultancy; and direct sales / partner relations assistance for customers in all market sectors.