Journal Starter
$29
per month · $290 per year
- Journal workspace
- Basic editorial roles
- AI screening support
- Limited reviewer tools
- Basic payment-status tracking
Editorial Workspaces
AI Screening Support
Reviewer Workflows
Research infrastructure for developing and active journals
RQL Journal Services provide configurable workspaces for manuscript screening, editorial roles, reviewer coordination, author communication, payment-status tracking, production support and publisher oversight.
RQL provides research-support and workflow infrastructure. A journal remains responsible for its editorial policy, peer-review decisions, ethics, acceptance and publication standards.
Journal service levels
Plans for different editorial stages
Begin with a focused journal workspace, expand to broader editorial operations or coordinate multiple journals and sections under publisher-level oversight.
Journal Professional / Institutional
$79
per month · $790 per year
- Expanded editorial workspace
- Editor and reviewer roles
- Reviewer assignment and tracking
- Author payment tools
- Advanced publication, metadata and certificate support
Journal Network
From $149
per month · $1,490 per year
- Up to 3 Professional / Institutional journals
- Publisher-level oversight
- Advanced activity reporting
- Configurable workflows
- Priority support
Editorial capabilities
Support across the manuscript journey
Initial screening
Support scope, structure, language, completeness and selected research-quality checks before review.
Editorial roles
Organize managers, editors, reviewers and authors within controlled journal workspaces.
Reviewer management
Invite reviewers, track responses, manage access and document completed review contributions.
AI-assisted support
Use structured AI analysis as editorial support without replacing human editorial judgment.
Author communication
Record decisions, requests, payment status and other workflow information for authors.
Production support
Coordinate selected post-acceptance records, certificates and production stages.
Activity reporting
Review manuscript, reviewer and editorial activity at the journal or publisher level.
Journal networks
Coordinate multiple journals, sections or publishing units under broader oversight.
Responsible implementation
Technology supports the editorial team
RQL can support
- Editorial workflow organization
- AI-assisted screening information
- Reviewer invitations and tracking
- Secure manuscript access
- Activity and payment-status records
The journal remains responsible for
- Editorial decisions Acceptance, revision and rejection decisions remain with authorized journal editors.
- Peer-review quality Journals must determine reviewer suitability and assess the quality of submitted reviews.
- Ethics and publication policy The journal defines and enforces its own scholarly, ethical and publication requirements.
Onboarding
From journal review to active workspace
Review the journal’s scope, editorial structure and current workflow requirements.
Choose Starter, Professional, Network or a separately agreed arrangement.
Establish authorized managers, editors, reviewers and other workspace participants.
Align submission, screening, review, revision and production tools with the journal’s process.
Begin using the workspace and review activity as the journal develops.
Build a clearer journal workflow
Discuss your journal, editorial team, reviewer needs and publishing structure with RQL.