Guidelines and Standards
Editorial guidelines, scholarly communication standards, and publication ethics frameworks developed and published by Panorama Research Institute for use by journals, publishers, and academic institutions.
Panorama Research Institute develops and publishes practical guidelines and standards documents alongside its research reports and working papers. These documents are produced by the Scholarly Publishing Standards Project and related initiatives, and are intended for use by journal editors, publishers, institutions, and researchers.
Published Guidelines
Standards Draft • SPS-2026-D01
Editorial Standards for Academic Journals: Draft for Comment
Center for Scholarly Publishing Studies
2026
Open for comment
In Development
Est. 2026
Peer Review Standards for Academic Journals
Scholarly Publishing Studies
Est. 2026
Publication Ethics Standards
Scholarly Publishing Studies
Est. 2026
Open Access Policy Disclosure Standards
Scholarly Publishing Studies
Est. 2026
Journal Indexing Evaluation Framework
Scholarly Indexing and Evaluation
Est. 2027
Research Data Management Standards for Journals
Scholarly Publishing Studies
Est. 2027
AI in Academic Publishing: Guidance for Editors
AI and Future Society
Comment on a draft standard
The Institute welcomes feedback from the scholarly community on draft standards documents.