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How to Choose a Virtual Editorial Office Provider: A Journal Editor's Checklist

Outsourcing your editorial office means another team will write to your authors and reviewers in your journal's name. Choose well and your editors get their time back; choose badly and the journal's reputation pays. This checklist covers the ten things to assess before you sign, the red flags to watch for, and the questions to ask in your first call.

What is a Virtual Editorial Office — and Why Does Your Journal Need One?

Most journals struggle not with content — but with what happens after a manuscript arrives. Peer review coordination, author communication, revision tracking, production handoffs: the operational layer of running a journal is relentless, and it quietly consumes the time your editorial team should be spending on the science. A Virtual Editorial Office (VEO) is the solution an increasing number of journals across Saudi Arabia and the GCC are turning to. In this guide, we explain exactly what a VEO does, who needs one, and what to look for in a provider.

How a Virtual Editorial Office Works: The Complete Manuscript Journey

Understanding what a Virtual Editorial Office does in theory is one thing. Understanding what it actually does — step by step, decision by decision, from the moment a manuscript arrives to the moment it is published — is what helps editors and institutions make an informed choice. This guide walks through the complete manuscript journey across two phases, and explains precisely where the VEO acts and where the editor retains full control.