Who can work with GEST?

GEST is designed for organisations that operate or support scholarly publishing environments. This includes publishers, journal programmes, research organisations and teams responsible for publishing technology, metadata and related operational workflows.

Different organisations may have different technology environments and operational requirements. Some may already have established publishing platforms, while others may be developing a new workflow or improving an existing infrastructure.

GEST approaches each requirement from the perspective of the actual publishing operation. The objective is to understand how content, metadata, identifiers, platforms and people interact before recommending an appropriate technical approach.

The engagement can therefore focus on a specific technology requirement or on a broader publishing infrastructure requirement where several systems and workflows need to work together.