Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Selects KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. for Full-Service Journal Production

Global media company Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has selected KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) to deliver full-scale production management, copyediting, and composition for its journal program using KGL Smart Suite^®. KGL’s proprietary Smart Publish production workflow ensures that manuscripts submitted to Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.’s portfolio of journals will achieve best-in-class editorial and typographic quality with maximum speed to publication.

Founded in 1980, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a global media company dedicated to creating, curating, and delivering impactful peer-reviewed research and authoritative content services to advance the fields of biotechnology and the life sciences, specialized clinical medicine, public health and policy, and technology and engineering.

KGL will process journal articles for Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.’s entire portfolio via the Smart Suite platform. Manuscripts will undergo automated metadata validation, content identification, language evaluation, and style application using AI and natural language processing in the Smart Edit^® module, XML creation and layout in Smart Compose^®, and web-based author proofing via Smart Proof^®. As each paper is systematically evaluated for quality, time to author proofs and online publication is significantly reduced.

Marianne Russell, President and CEO of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. commented, “We are confident that entrusting our journal program to the workflow experts at KGL will enable us to optimize our processes and ensure exceptional service to our authors. KGL is deeply immersed in the journals market and the ideal partner to support our commitment to the things that matter—speed, quality, access, and exposure—combining personal attention with leading technology-enabled capabilities.”

Atul Goel, President of KGL added, “KGL has paved the way to achieving excellent quality and rapid turnaround of manuscripts by uniting human intelligence with sophisticated AI technology. Article submissions to the Mary Ann Liebert journal portfolio can now go from acceptance to author proofs with record-setting speed. We are proud that our evolved tools can empower Liebert to remain at the forefront of the biomedical sciences.”

KGL also supports peer review workflows across the publisher’s portfolio while sister company, Sheridan, has provided print and fulfillment services for Liebert journals for over 40 years.

About Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a global media company dedicated to creating, curating, and delivering impactful peer-reviewed research and authoritative content services to advance the fields of biotechnology and the life sciences, specialized clinical medicine, public health and policy, and technology and engineering. For further information, please visit www.liebertpub.com.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, peer review, production, management consulting, online hosting, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the STMS, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites content and technology expertise with over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent solutions and delivery platforms including Smart Suite and PubFactory. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com.

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