Publicator is the AI-native journal management platform for publishers, scientific societies, universities and research institutions — orchestrating submission, peer review, production and DOI registration in one intelligent workflow.
AI integrity engine
Manuscript MS-2049 in automated checks
Designed for editors, publishers & research institutions worldwide
The publishing pipeline
Watch a manuscript move through Publicator's intelligent workflow.
AI-guided submission & validation
Smart reviewer matching & invites
AI-summarised editorial decisions
Typeset, DOI & journal site
Reviewer intelligence
MS-2049
AI ethics in peer review
AI-Powered Publishing Features
Publicator uses advanced AI to check submissions, verify references and detect plagiarism — automatically.
A smart submission system that guides authors and validates required information and files before the paper enters the editorial process — reducing incomplete submissions and saving editor time.
Reviews references in submitted manuscripts to identify missing details, incorrect formatting and incomplete citations, ensuring articles follow proper academic citation standards.
Scans submitted manuscripts for similarity with existing research papers and produces a detailed similarity report so editors can act before peer review begins.
Identifies suitable reviewers based on manuscript topic, keywords and research areas — helping editors find the right experts faster.
Organises reviewer feedback, revisions and manuscript context, and summarises reviews so editorial teams can decide more efficiently while staying transparent.
Sends reviewer invitations, reminders and status updates automatically so manuscripts move through the editorial process without delay.
Pricing & feature tiers
Four tiers from a single launching journal to compliance-bound national publishers — each tier inherits the previous one.
For a single early-career or society journal launching online.
per journal
Start 14-day trialFor active society & institutional journals.
per journal
Buy GrowthFor learned societies, university presses & research institutes.
per workspace
Buy ScaleFor national academies, ministries & global publishers.
tailored
Contact usEverything in Starter is included in Growth, and so on. Higher tiers simply unlock additional capabilities.
| Feature | Starter | Growth | Scale | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission & review | ||||
Smart .docx submission intake AI-guided author submission with metadata auto-fill and validation before the manuscript enters editorial review. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Single- & double-blind peer review Configurable review modes with anonymized correspondence and reviewer-tracking. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Identity & metadata | ||||
ORCID author lookup Authenticate authors and pre-fill profiles via the ORCID registry. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CrossRef DOI minting & Crossmark Mint and update DOIs from the editorial workflow with Crossmark integrity stamping. | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Publishing & distribution | ||||
Branded journal site on subdomain Public site at <yourjournal>.publicator.org with issues, archive and editorial board pages. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Custom domain & white-label Bring your own domain with TLS provisioning and remove Publicator branding. | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payments & access | ||||
APC & membership payments (Stripe) Article-processing charges, waivers, discount codes and member pricing via Stripe. | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Subscription & paywall access Subscription management, IP-range and federated access controls. | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compliance & deployment | ||||
JATS / CSV / archive exports One-click exports of submissions, reviews and decisions in JATS XML, CSV and full-archive ZIP. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
COUNTER R5 reports & SUSHI Standards-compliant usage statistics for libraries and consortia. | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support & success | ||||
24×7 named SRE & SLA A named site-reliability engineer, 24×7 paging and contractual SLAs. | — | — | — | ✓ |
White-glove migration Assisted migration from OJS, ScholarOne and Editorial Manager. | — | — | — | ✓ |
Annual plans save ~17% vs monthly. EU customers see VAT calculated at checkout. See full pricing page →
Built for every role in publishing
Whether you decide on manuscripts, ship issues or run a portfolio, Publicator gives you the right workspace.
Decision brief · MS-2049
3 reviews · 2 accept · 1 minor revision
Decide, faster
Triage submissions, match reviewers, summarise feedback and render decisions — without leaving one workspace.
Available on
Production queue
Ship every issue
Move accepted manuscripts through copy-edit, typesetting and proofing into a fully indexed issue with one click.
Available on
Portfolio · 12 journals
Submissions / month
Run the portfolio
See submissions, revenue, time-to-decision and reviewer health across every journal you operate — with the compliance evidence your board needs.
Available on
Security & compliance
From a single journal to a national repository — the safeguards scale with you.
SOC 2 Type II
Evidence package
EnterpriseISO 27001
Information security
EnterpriseGDPR
EU data protection
All plansHIPAA-ready
For clinical journals
EnterpriseSAML SSO
Okta · Azure AD · Shibboleth
Scale+Audit logs
Tamper-evident chain
EnterpriseData residency
EU · US · IN · custom
EnterpriseOn-prem / VPC
Air-gapped option
EnterpriseFaster editorial decisions
Reduction in time-to-publish
Reviewer match accuracy
Automated workflow steps
Modern, fully-branded journal websites where published articles are displayed and archived — current issues, archives, editorial board, author guidelines, indexing — all optimised for accessibility and search.
Assign permanent Digital Object Identifiers to your articles directly from the publishing workflow. Simplified DOI assignment and metadata management keep articles permanently citable.
Editors & publishers love Publicator
“Publicator cut our submission-to-decision time in half. The AI reviewer recommender is genuinely useful — not a gimmick.”
“We migrated three journals in a week. The DOI workflow and journal site builder saved us months of engineering.”
“Plagiarism detection and reference checking before peer review is a game changer for integrity.”
“The editorial dashboard is the cleanest we have used. Our editors actually enjoy logging in.”
“Publicator cut our submission-to-decision time in half. The AI reviewer recommender is genuinely useful — not a gimmick.”
“We migrated three journals in a week. The DOI workflow and journal site builder saved us months of engineering.”
“Plagiarism detection and reference checking before peer review is a game changer for integrity.”
“The editorial dashboard is the cleanest we have used. Our editors actually enjoy logging in.”
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