For Societies, Editors-in-Chief & Journal Proposals

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CorayNova's For Societies, Editors-in-Chief & Journal Proposals resources are designed for scholarly societies, universities, research institutes, research centres, academic groups, Editor-in-Chief candidates, institutional partners, existing journal owners, emerging-field communities, and qualified individual scholars or small editorial teams who are considering a journal launch, transfer, relaunch, hosting arrangement, or publishing cooperation with CorayNova Academic Press.

This section brings together publisher-level information on launching a journal with CorayNova, proposal requirements, evaluation criteria, editorial governance, platform and publishing support, compliance and quality development, and the proposal submission process. It is intended to help prospective partners understand what CorayNova requires before a journal proposal can move from an initial idea to formal review, agreement discussion, platform setup, launch readiness review, and public launch.

CorayNova evaluates journal proposals through an academic, ethical, operational, technical, and sustainability review process. A serious proposal should define the journal title, disciplinary field, aims and scope, rationale, target readership, article types, editorial structure, proposed Editor-in-Chief, editorial board plan, peer review model, publication frequency, language, access model, APC or funding model, ethical safeguards, research integrity expectations, metadata and discoverability plan, archiving and preservation plan, and sustainability plan.

CorayNova's approach to journal development is informed by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, the OA Journals Toolkit, PKP/OJS good-practice resources, and responsible open access publishing standards. Proposal discussions, institutional arrangements, APCs, sponsorship, marketing considerations, and operational convenience must not influence editorial assessment, peer review, acceptance, rejection, correction, retraction, or appeal outcomes.

Proposal submission does not guarantee acceptance, public launch, indexing, third-party database coverage, Impact Factor, membership in any external organization, revenue, manuscript volume, publication volume, a fixed review timeline, or a fixed launch date. CorayNova may approve, request revision, hold for further development, or decline a proposal according to scholarly need, scope fit, editorial capacity, ethics risk, platform readiness, governance quality, preservation planning, and long-term sustainability.

· What This Section Covers

In this section, prospective partners, societies, editorial leaders, and proposal teams can find the following resources:

I. Launch a Journal with CorayNova

Information on who may propose or cooperate with CorayNova, possible cooperation types, initial boundaries, open access and access-model considerations, proposal limits, and official contact routes for early discussion.

II. Journal Proposal Requirements

A detailed description of the information required in a serious journal proposal, including scope, rationale, readership, article types, editorial structure, peer review model, access and funding model, ethical safeguards, metadata, preservation, and sustainability.

III. Evaluation Criteria

Information on how CorayNova evaluates scholarly need, scope clarity, differentiation, editorial leadership, editorial board capacity, peer review readiness, ethics risk, research integrity safeguards, platform feasibility, compliance readiness, financial sustainability, preservation planning, and brand fit.

IV. Editorial Governance Model

Information on Editor-in-Chief appointment, editorial board development, role definition, editorial independence, conflicts of interest, special roles, decision authority, publisher oversight, and governance safeguards.

V. Platform and Publishing Support

Information on CorayNova Journals Platform setup, journal homepage preparation, submission workflow, metadata support, DOI support where applicable, license display, policy page setup, copyediting, typesetting, proof coordination where arranged, publication scheduling, training, technical support, and basic promotion or announcement support.

VI. Compliance and Quality Development

Information on quality development against recognized scholarly publishing standards, including transparent journal information, publication ethics, peer review transparency, open access and licensing clarity, metadata quality, archiving and preservation, corrections and retractions, responsible indexing statements, and continuous improvement.

VII. Proposal Submission Process

Information on the proposal route from initial enquiry and template request to submission, administrative check, editorial and publisher screening, expert or advisory review where needed, discussion meeting, revision where needed, decision, agreement and governance setup, platform setup, launch readiness review, and public launch.

· How to Begin

To contact us to request the proposal template, write to editorial@coraynova.com. Society, institutional, cooperation, promotion, or agreement discussions may also be sent to marketing@coraynova.com. General enquiries may be sent to info@coraynova.com or submitted through the Feedback page. Serious institutional-level matters may be sent to executive@coraynova.com.

Prospective partners should prepare enough information for CorayNova to understand the proposed journal's scholarly purpose, governance model, editorial capacity, peer review readiness, access and funding model, ethical safeguards, platform needs, preservation approach, and sustainability before requesting detailed review.