The Editorial Hub

What The Editorial Hub does

The Editorial Hub Ltd is a privately held, UK-registered (Buckingham) managed-services company founded in 2014 by Stephanie Sacharov and Naomi Conneely, who continue to own and direct the business. It delivers peer-review support, peer-review management, managing editor support, copy-editing, proofreading, bespoke project services, and research integrity services to academic and scholarly publishers, learned societies, and research institutions. The company operates a fully remote model, drawing on a network of 40+ freelance editorial professionals and an in-house team of 11-50 employees, and supports approximately 200-300 journals and publishing projects each year across the UK, Europe, North America, and Australasia. Named clients include Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis, Wolters Kluwer, CSIRO Publishing, and The Company of Biologists. The company is women-led, with the entire senior management team and approximately 90% of the freelance team identifying as women, and it holds memberships or sponsorships with ALPSP (Silver Sponsor 2026), COPE, UKSG, ISMTE, and STM.

The core offering is human-delivered editorial administration rather than a software product, leveraging practitioner expertise across all major submission systems (ScholarOne, Editorial Manager, Open Journal Systems, eJournalPress, epress, AllenTrack, ReView). Revenue is generated via quote-based, multi-year contracts with pricing tailored to journal size and service scope; clients pay only for services rendered, with all time tracked and accountable. AI capability is concentrated in the research integrity service line, where third-party tools (ReviewerZero, STM Integrity Hub, Smart Publish, PubShield) are used for AI-generated text detection, image manipulation screening, and papermill pattern detection, always with human oversight. The business has no institutional investors, no disclosed funding, no acquisitions, and no subsidiaries; growth has been entirely organic since founding.

Name

The Editorial Hub

Legal name

The Editorial Hub Ltd

Website

https://theeditorialhub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Editorial Hub is a UK-based, founder-owned managed-services provider delivering peer-review management, copy-editing, and research integrity services to academic publishers, societies, and institutions. It serves 200-300 journals annually via a remote network of 40+ editorial freelancers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Editorial and Peer-Review Management Services

NAICS

Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Editorial & Production Services (Copyediting, Proofreading, Formatting, Typesetting) (MPAJAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

Keywords

• Peer-review management
• Editorial services
• Managing editor support
• Scholarly publishing services
• Research integrity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buckingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Editorial and Peer-Review Management Services: The company provides subscription-based or contract-based editorial support services to publishers, societies, and journals. Services include peer-review support, peer-review management, managing editor support, bespoke project services, copy-editing, and proofreading. Pricing is typically quote-based and tailored to client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Editorial Hub provides outsourced peer-review management, editorial administration, copy-editing, proofreading, and research integrity services to academic publishers, scholarly societies, and research institutions. Services span the full manuscript lifecycle from submission system navigation through peer-review coordination to managing editor support, delivered by a remote network of 40+ freelance editorial professionals covering journals across science, technology, engineering, medicine, arts, humanities, and languages.

Product overview

The Editorial Hub provides a comprehensive suite of editorial and peer-review management services delivered as professional service offerings rather than a software platform. The core portfolio centers on peer-review support, peer-review management, and managing editor support, which work together to handle the complete manuscript lifecycle from submission through publication. Supporting services include copy-editing and proofreading for content quality, bespoke project services for specialized needs, and research integrity services for compliance and misconduct detection. The company operates across approximately 200-300 journals annually, supporting publishers, societies, and institutions across UK, Europe, North America and Australasia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peer-review Support Editorial assistance for academic publishers, including navigation of online submission systems, answering queries from authors, reviewers and editors, and resolving upload problems. Designed for journal editors and editorial boards needing ongoing or short-term administrative relief.
• Peer-review Management Full management of the peer-review process including reviewer invitation management, status tracking, decision coordination, and deadline monitoring across multiple submission platforms (ScholarOne, Editorial Manager, Open Journal Systems, eJournalPress, epress, AllenTrack, ReView). Targeted at publishers, societies, and institutions.
• Managing Editor Support Expert managing editor services including manuscript administration checks, correspondence management, reporting, and short-term or long-term cover for planned or unplanned editorial office absences. For journal editors and editorial boards needing experienced cover.
• Copy-editing Professional copy-editing including light touch editing (spelling, punctuation, grammar, referencing, style consistency), standard copy-editing (consistency of style and tone), and substantive editing (structural additions/deletions for clarity and readability). For publishers, authors, and editors preparing manuscripts for publication.
• Proofreading Proofreading services ensuring no errors remain in spelling, punctuation, grammar and formatting of manuscripts before publication. For editors and publishers requiring final pre-publication quality checks.
• Bespoke Project Services Custom editorial project support tailored to specific client needs including journal launches, tight deadlines, and specialized editorial requirements. For publishers, societies, and institutions with project-specific editorial needs.
• Research Integrity Services Research integrity support including preliminary manuscript checks, policy implementation, tool assessment for plagiarism/image/papermill detection, and staff guidance on best practices aligned with COPE standards. Uses AI tools such as ReviewerZero, STM Integrity Hub, Smart Publish, and PubShield, combined with human expert oversight. For publishers and societies needing misconduct screening and ethics compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 200-300 journals and publishing projects annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Editorial Hub is a Silver Sponsor of the ALPSP Annual Conference and Awards 2026. ALPSP plays an important role in strengthening and advocating for not-for-profit scholarly publishing, with more than 320 member organisations across 35 countries. This sponsorship reflects the company's commitment to collaboration, integrity, and innovation in editorial workflows.
• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)coreOthersThe Editorial Hub is a corporate member of COPE, which brings together all those involved in scholarly research and its publication with the aim of moving the culture of publishing towards one where ethical practices become a normal part of the publishing culture.
• UKSG (United Kingdom Serials Group)minorOthersActive member of UKSG, contributing to the scholarly communications community.
• ISMTE (International Society of Managing and Technical Editors)minorOthersActive member of ISMTE, supporting professionals in editorial management roles.
• STM (International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers)minorOthersActive member participating in STM events and contributing to industry discussions on research integrity and innovation.
• cake.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in cake.com's Give to Gain initiative for International Women's Day, celebrating women-led businesses. Co-founders Stephanie Sacharov and Naomi Conneely joined a conversation about women leaders and building businesses with purpose.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wiley Editing Services: Editing, translation, and submission services offered by a major academic publisher. Comparable in service category to The Editorial Hub but embedded within a global publisher rather than an independent specialist.
• Springer Nature Author Services: Author-facing editing and submission support from one of the world's largest academic publishers. Comparable editorial services delivered as part of a much larger publishing portfolio, with overlap in copy-editing and manuscript preparation.

Emerging players

• Research Square: Provides preprint, preprint review, and editorial workflow services to publishers and institutions, including AI-assisted screening. Adjacent to The Editorial Hub's peer-review management and research integrity offerings, with a stronger technology layer.
• Morressier: Offers workflow and integrity tools for scholarly publishing, including conference proceedings, peer review, and research integrity screening. Overlaps with The Editorial Hub's research integrity services and peer-review workflow support.

Direct peers

• Enago: Editorial and publication support services company serving academic publishers, societies, and authors with copy-editing, peer-review support, and translation services. Direct competitor in outsourced academic editorial workflows.
• Charlesworth Group: Editorial services and author services provider focused on academic and scholarly publishing, with end-to-end workflow support comparable to The Editorial Hub's managed peer-review and copy-editing offerings.
• American Journal Experts (AJE): Research publication support company providing editing, peer-review support, and translation services to academic authors and publishers. Comparable B2B and B2B2C editorial services model targeting the same scholarly publishing ecosystem.
• Editage (Cactus Communications): Global editorial services provider offering peer-review support, copy-editing, and publication support to academic publishers and authors. Closest scaled competitor to The Editorial Hub in outsourced scholarly editorial services.

Others

• Inera (eXtyles / Edifix): Editorial automation software vendor providing eXtyles (XML-based production) and Edifix (reference processing) to academic publishers. Complementary rather than directly competing with The Editorial Hub, but increasingly substitutes for human-led editorial production.
• STM Association (International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers): Industry association for scholarly publishers running the STM Integrity Hub and standards initiatives relevant to research integrity. The Editorial Hub is an active member; STM ecosystem activity shapes the demand environment for the company's services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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