Your journal publishing partner from
setup to long-term growth
Academic Desk is a journal publishing service built around one purpose: helping researchers, institutions, and independent publishers create reliable, professionally structured academic journals. We cover everything from initial platform setup to ongoing technical support, so your editorial team is never left managing infrastructure on its own.
Who We Are
A partner in your scholarly publishing journey
Academic Desk is not a generic web development company which takes academic assignments occasionally. Our team is a committed journal publishing services team; we are purely concerned with the technical and operational aspects of establishing, operating and expanding academic journals.
Our clients are researchers who have their first open-access journal, editorial boards operating on existing journals, universities that promote multi-journal platforms, and publishers who do not have a technical team at their disposal.
We do all the technical aspects of a journal, including installing and customising OJS and React JS journal websites, registering DOIs through Crossref, and registering ISSN applications through advice, as well as installing article submission systems and maintaining the platform in the long term. All the services are provided by the individuals who know the real mechanics of academic publishing, and not only the construction of websites.
We understand the publication workflow
Peer review processes, editorial functions, submission management, galley formatting, and issue scheduling, we have an idea about how these functions function and how to set platforms that enable these functions to operate correctly.
We do not recommend dishonesty.
In case OJS is the suitable platform for your journal, we say yes. Otherwise, no, if it's not suitable. We are also making recommendations based on what your journal actually requires and not the project that creates more project scope on our part.
Our presence is not restricted to the project termination.
Journals require technical services once they are launched - updates, upgrades, fixes, and new features. We provide maintenance contracts that ensure that your platform remains stable even after the handover date.
By the Numbers
“Good research deserves a platform built to carry it, one that works for editors, is clear for authors, and is structured for the databases that make it discoverable.”
Academic Desk
Our Values
The principles that guide everything we do
Professional Standards and Integrity
We are very strict in all projects, and we are concerned with quality, accuracy and publishing requirements.
Transparency and Process Structuring
We develop organised systems that facilitate the processes of facilitating easier submission, editorial and publication.
Continuous Improvement
We are also enhancing our technical abilities to meet the current and emerging publishing requirements.
Honest Communication
We value clear communication, realistic guidance, and transparency throughout every project.
Client-Focused Delivery
We build solutions around the specific workflow and requirements of each journal.
Long-Term Reliability
We focus on platforms that remain stable, maintainable, and dependable over time.
Mission & Vision
Our Mission
Our mission is to make professional journal publishing infrastructure accessible to every researcher, institution, and publisher, regardless of their technical background or team size. Setting up a properly configured, internationally compliant, indexing-ready journal should not require a developer on staff or a large budget. It should require the right partner. We provide that partnership through reliable OJS development, custom journal platforms, DOI and ISSN support, and ongoing maintenance delivered by people who understand what academic publishing actually requires at a technical level.
Our Vision
Our vision is a publishing landscape where every academic journal, whether it is run by a solo editor or a large institution, has access to a stable, well-structured platform that meets international standards and supports long-term growth. We are building toward that by expanding our services, deepening our technical expertise, and continuing to work only in the space where our knowledge creates real value, in academic journal publishing, in all its complexity and detail.
What we support
Why Choose an Academic Desk
Specific attention to the publication of academic journals.
Our journal platforms, editorial systems, and publishing workflows are targeted, and work is done on a practical basis based on the technical and operational requirements of academic publishing.
Fast Journal Setup
Planned platform establishment for a more efficient and smooth journal launch.
Less Technical Burden
We handle the technical operation to enable your staff to publish operations.
Stable Platform Support
Journal systems are set to be reliable, usable and long-term functioning.
End-to-End Publishing Support
Systemic support, workflow support, metadata support, DOI configuration, and platform design.
Flexible Service Approach
Mentoring appropriate for both the personal and institutional journals.
Ongoing OJS Support
The extended maintenance and technical support after the period of initial setups.
How We Work
An organized journal set-up and support procedure.
All the projects of Academic Desk are designed in a clear and structured process, starting with the initial set-up process to the long-term platform support.
Technical Setup
Platform configuration, OJS deployment, domain configuration, integration of the SSL and initial journal configuration.
Workflow Configuration
Positioning of editorial, submission, review and publication workflow.
Submission System Setup
Peer-review system and configuration of the structure of article submission to make the management of the journal easier.
Launch and Support
Last platform tests, indexing preparation and post-launch technical support.
Willing to create a more improved journal platform?
You can be looking to launch a fresh journal or enhance an already established journal, but either way, we give you the technical and publishing format so that you can be able to proceed with clarity.