Institutional Journal Establishment Grant
Support for institutions to establish a well-governed scholarly journal — from editorial policies and board to journal platform and first issues.
About this call
A credible institutional journal can showcase research and build an institution’s academic reputation — if it is established with sound governance, transparent peer review and good publishing practice from the start. This grant concept supports that set-up.
What this call aims to achieve
Expected outcomes
- Published editorial, peer-review and ethics policies
- A functioning journal platform and editorial workflow
Impact framework
- Inputs
- Publishing and editorial expertise; journal platform set-up support; training.
- Activities
- Scope and policy development; editorial board formation guidance; platform set-up; peer-review workflow design; editor training.
- Outputs
- Journals established; policies published; editors trained.
- Outcomes
- Institution able to publish research through a credible journal.
- Long-term impact
- Stronger institutional research culture and visibility.
How we will measure it
- Journals established
- Issues published
- Editors and reviewers trained
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