Harrowell capability statement
Harrowell works across the decisions and delivery that allow scholarly journals to transition, operate and develop with confidence. We bring journal partnerships, editorial and production operations, metadata, publishing technology and specialist support into one connected model.
The Harrowell approach
The work can begin with one clearly defined challenge or extend across a full journal programme. Every engagement starts by understanding the journal’s scholarly purpose, its people, the current operating environment and the outcome the organisation needs to achieve.
In practice
Support for journal opportunities, publishing transitions, ongoing stewardship, society and institutional arrangements, and portfolio development. We help clients understand the journal’s complete context before setting a future operating model.
Practical support for editorial offices, peer-review coordination, author and reviewer communication, production planning, quality assurance and service reporting. The aim is a dependable operation with clear ownership at every handoff.
OJS/PKP migration, platform implementation, workflow design, metadata quality, integrations and continuity planning. Technology decisions are shaped around publishing delivery and the published record, not feature lists alone.
Focused assistance for organisations, journal teams and individual clients that need a workflow review, policy work, publication preparation, backlog recovery, migration support or a defined publishing project.
Working framework
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Review the journal, stakeholders, current operation, systems, dependencies and intended outcome.
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Set deliverables, responsibilities, information requirements, assumptions, decisions and review points.
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Coordinate the agreed work through documented ownership, practical reporting and communication.
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Close with documentation, knowledge transfer and clear recommendations for the next stage.
Common questions
Yes. The engagement can strengthen one workstream while existing editorial, production, hosting or technology suppliers remain in place. The scope should define interfaces and decision routes.
No. Work can support new titles, relaunches, transitions, active journals and multi-title programmes.
A service may be a focused project, an ongoing managed workstream or a wider publishing partnership. Scope and terms are set for the relevant requirement.
Speak with Harrowell
Share the journal, programme or requirement. We’ll establish whether there is a suitable next step and the information needed for a considered discussion.
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