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title: How can smaller-sized journal publishers get more out of software?
description: "Publishing experts discuss solutions to tackle the top priorities surfaced in the 2025 \"Technical Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers\" survey."
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## How can smaller-sized journal publishers get more out of software?: New report roundtable

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Technology has the potential to supercharge the efforts of mission-driven small and medium-sized journal publishers by enabling them to more effectively compete with larger organizations. What’s needed to further that vision?

In 2025, Scholastica and Maverick Publishing Consultants surveyed small-to mid-sized publishers to gain deeper insight into their software needs. During this webinar, members of our teams sat down with survey participants to discuss solutions to tackle the top technical challenges and priorities surfaced in the final report, including:

**   • Shifting software from a cost-center into an engine for operational efficiency**

**   • Criteria for weighing configuration vs. customization in software decisions to mitigate development costs**

**   • Assessing the ROI of AI automation solutions, with a focus on research integrity checks**

You can now register to watch the webinar recording on demand.

 

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Scholastica is a technology provider offering easy-to-integrate software and services for every aspect of publishing academic journals — from peer review to production, hosting, and discovery support. Our mission is to empower scholarly organizations to publish high-quality research more efficiently and affordably, to help them further their missions. Over 1,300 journals use Scholastica.

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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.

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