Publishing Support

  • Maverick supports publishers in aligning operations with long-term strategy to meet evolving market demands and emerging technologies. We clarify priorities, refine workflows, strengthen decision-making, and support the adoption of effective tools and vendor solutions informed by industry best practices.

    If you are facing challenges, there are a number of ways that Maverick can help:

    • Publishing Program Audit: our audit benchmarks the health of your program against specific data-points delivering actionable focused plans to maximize your resources and growth opportunities.

    • Journal Performance Stategic Analysis: we conduct a comprehensive evalutation connecting data-driven findings with market intelligence, editorial planning, and audience engagement to enhance your journals impact and visibility.

    • Journal Review and RFP Management: we conduct a thorough assessment of journal contracts to ensure expectations and commitments are being met. We provide negotiation support to secure optimal renewal terms, or manage the full RFI/RFP process, including development of a comprehensive transition plan.

    • Book Strategy Review: our review equips organisations with a full landscape analysis, metadata and indexing optimization, and clear strategic guidance to enhance discoverability, strengthen competitive position, and drive sustainable growth.We provide data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.

    • Editorial Development: using comprehensive bibliometric analysis, we can help develop strategies for driving submissions on content in desired areas.  We can also work with you to develop strategies and plans for launching new journals in key gaps in the market.

  • Maverick works with organisations to develop sustainable business models and pricing strategies aligned with long-term goals. This support often starts with:

    • Market testing of proposed model to gauge reactions.

    • Developing customizable financial models for portfolios, enabling scenario testing and assessment of the impact of different assumptions.

    • Evaluating the competitive market landscape for a specific business model.

    • Market testing of proposed model to gauge reactions.

    • Developing customizable financial models for portfolios, enabling scenario testing and assessment of the impact of different assumptions.

  • Maverick offers a program of research integrity services to help publishers achieve and maintain best practices. Our support includes:

    • Scoping analysis to identify vulnerabilities and areas that should be the focus of a research integrity strategy.

    • Landscape reviews to assess research integrity tools and solutions.

    • Implementation support including:

      • Developing tailored editorial policies.

      • Creating training and resources for staff, editors, and reviewers.

      • Workflow analysis and design to manage research integrity issues.

      • Designing customised dashboards to manage RI signals.

  • Maverick undertakes comprehensive pricing reviews, including detailed benchmarking exercises and market gap analyses across collection types, customer segments, territories, and sales channels, to deliver recommendations that maintain and grow revenues.

  • Maverick can help your organisation through a review of your rights and permissions to identify and optimise revenue opportunities and prevent potential revenue from going untapped.