Institutional Publishing Partnerships

Open Christian Press considers carefully governed partnerships with universities, research centres, scholarly societies, conferences, ministries and professional organisations whose publishing objectives align with responsible scholarship, transparent editorial practice and public service. A partnership should create genuine intellectual and institutional value. It should not be used to manufacture prestige, conceal conflicts of interest or bypass independent evaluation.  Discuss a Partnership

Possible partnership models

Co-published journal

A partner contributes disciplinary leadership, editorial networks or institutional support, while responsibilities for governance, platform administration, production, metadata and dissemination are defined in writing.

Book or monograph series

A partner may propose a coherent series with a qualified series editor, documented scope, review standards, realistic pipeline and clear arrangements for rights, finance and quality assurance.

Conference proceedings

Proceedings may be developed where the conference has a credible scholarly committee, transparent selection process, appropriate review and sufficient time for editing. Acceptance of a conference partnership does not mean every presentation will be published.

Research and policy publications

Institutions may commission reports, working papers, policy studies or knowledge products. The publication record should disclose commissioning, funding, authorship, review and institutional responsibility.

Publishing-capacity development

Partnerships may focus on editorial-board development, reviewer training, author support, publication ethics, platform workflow, metadata quality or sustainable open-access practice.

Partnership assessment

Proposals are assessed against:

·       Mission and scholarly alignment

·       Leadership competence and institutional authority

·       Editorial independence and conflict management

·       Quality and feasibility of the publication pipeline

·       Financial transparency and long-term sustainability

·       Rights, data protection and legal responsibilities

·       Metadata, preservation and discoverability plans

·       Reputational, safeguarding and research-integrity risks

Required governance

A written agreement should define ownership, title, editorial authority, appointments, review procedures, finances, fees, waivers, platform responsibilities, identifiers, licensing, preservation, data protection, termination and the treatment of already published content. Editorial decisions remain protected from sponsors, administrators, donors and commercial interests.

Partnership enquiry

Please provide a concise concept note describing the institution, proposed publication, intended audience, leadership team, expected annual output, funding model, review process and desired role of Open Christian Press.

The Press may request institutional documentation, references, sample content or a preliminary meeting before deciding whether to proceed. Submit a Partnership Concept