Freelance Research & Publication Consultant

Our client, an investor, bridging vision to reality is looking for a Consultant - Research & Publication.

Independent researcher and publishing specialist

collaborating with research teams

Key Responsibilities

• Personally conduct or support research projects conduct primary and secondary research all the way through to the publication in Cabells Journalytics-listed journals.
• Provide expertise in writing, revising, and formatting manuscripts for peer-reviewed submission and if rejected from journals help in selecting new journals to publish in.
• Guide researchers teams through the entire publishing pipeline, including journal selection, submission, revision, and resubmission.
• Ghostwrite and or co-develop research articles, ensuring all work meets the standards of credible, peer-reviewed scholarship.
• Avoid predatory publishing and ensure compliance with recognized quality publication outlets.
• The professional should be able to generate high quality reports and articles to practitioner publication outlets like Stanford Social Innovation, HBR and others

Skills Required

• Documented experience with accepted and published articles in Cabells Journalytics-listed journals (personal authorship, co-authorship, and or even proof of ghostwriting accepted).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor or assist faculty and researchers through the publishing process.
• Strong academic writing and editing skills with attention to journal-specific requirements.
• Knowledge of peer review systems, journal rankings, and publishing best practices.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality outputs to deadlines.
• Commitment to confidentiality and discretion in all research and publishing activities.
• Experience ghostwriting or co-authoring across multiple disciplines listed in Cabells Journalytics.
• Track record of guiding successful grant or funding applications.
• Experience working directly with faculty, research teams, or academic institutions.
• Familiarity with common indexing systems (ABDC, FT50, ABS, Scopus, SSCI) in addition to Cabells Journalytics.