Hosting & Publishing Platforms

Publishing technology needs to provide a dependable environment for journals, books, proceedings and other scholarly content. GEST approaches hosting and publishing platforms as part of the wider infrastructure required to operate a digital publishing programme.

Platform infrastructure can include the application environment, databases, file storage, domains and related technical components required by a publishing organisation. The objective is to provide a structured environment in which publishing operations can be managed consistently.

GEST can support discussions around platform deployment, configuration, maintenance and operational requirements. The technology environment can be considered together with editorial workflows, metadata operations and persistent identifier requirements.

A well-organised platform provides the foundation for the publishing lifecycle, from content submission and editorial processing through publication, metadata management and ongoing maintenance.