Starting a New Journal
Launch Your Journal the Right Way
A well-launched journal earns credibility from its very first issue. Imperial Publications guides institutions and editors through every stage of starting a new academic journal — avoiding the missteps that cost new journals years.
Our Launch Roadmap
- 1. Scope & positioning — defining the aims, audience and niche your journal will own.
- 2. Editorial board formation — structure, invitations and clear editorial policies.
- 3. ISSN registration — for online and print editions.
- 4. Journal website — a professional OJS-based site with online submissions, peer review and archiving.
- 5. First issue production — call for papers, review cycle, layout, and a launch-quality inaugural issue.
- 6. Indexing roadmap — metadata standards and preparation for discovery services and databases.
Why Institutions Choose Us
We already operate peer-reviewed journals end-to-end, so your journal launches on proven infrastructure — not experiments.