A complete journal management system
from submission to publication
Manna Manuscript brings manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decisions, research integrity, JATS XML production and publication workflows together in one configurable platform.
Automation handles the repetitive work. Your editors remain in control of every publishing decision.
Follow Every Manuscript from Submission to Publication
Track every submission through screening, peer review, editorial decisions, production and publication from one journal management platform.
Trusted by scholarly publishers and journals
See how academic publishers and societies streamline editorial operations and improve turnaround times with Manna Manuscript.
How i-Manager Publications scaled 50+ journals under one unified editorial workflow
"We've been using Manna Manuscript across our entire journal portfolio. It has dramatically improved transparency, accountability, and turnaround time. Reviewers find it intuitive, and our authors appreciate the clear status communication throughout the process."
Built by publishers. Designed for real publishing workflows.
Managing manuscripts across email, spreadsheets, reviewer follow-ups and separate publishing tools creates unnecessary complexity. Manna Manuscript centralizes the complete manuscript management workflow in one system.
Fewer handoffs. Fewer disconnected tools. Complete visibility from submission to publication.
One platform. Six connected publishing workflows.
Configure every milestone from author submission and blind peer review to JATS XML production and global syndication.
Submission & Screening Workflow
Complete the steps below to submit your manuscript. Once submitted, it will move through the journal’s configured screening and editorial workflow.
Authors submit via a guided intake interface with structured metadata validation, conflict declarations, and automated screening for scope, references, similarity and AI indicators.
A dedicated workspace for every publishing role
Authors, reviewers and editorial teams each get the tools they need — while every action stays connected to the same manuscript workflow.
Integrated AI & Plagiarism Screening
Screen submissions for scholarly similarity, AI-content indicators, citation accuracy and retracted references directly within the manuscript workflow, without uploading files to separate systems.
Native research integrity at every submission stage
Moving from OJS? You don't have to start over.
Migrate journals, users, reviewers, active manuscripts, editorial decisions and published archives into Manna Manuscript while preserving your publishing history.
Data Export & Migration
Migrate journal archives, active submissions, user accounts, reviewer records and publication metadata from your existing OJS installation or database.
Data Mapping & Validation
We map journals, users, manuscript records, editorial stages, reviewer data and metadata fields into the Manna Manuscript structure and validate the migrated data.
Staging & Verification
Your migrated journals are deployed in a secure staging environment so your team can verify manuscripts, users, archives, metadata and DOI records before launch.
Editorial Team Onboarding
Editors, Editors-in-Chief and administrative teams are trained on the configured workflows before the system goes live.
Go Live & Transition
After validation, your journals move to Manna Manuscript with a planned transition designed to minimize disruption to active submissions and editorial work.
Looking for an OJS alternative?
Manna Manuscript provides a managed journal management system with integrated submission, peer review, production and publishing workflows.
Connect with the tools you already use
Seamlessly connect with leading academic databases, indexing services, researcher identifiers, payment gateways, and research platforms. Manna integrates with the ecosystem your team relies on every day.
34+ connected platforms, researcher identifiers, payment gateways & automated XML deposit feeds.
Your unpublished research stays protected
Unpublished manuscripts are valuable intellectual property. Manna enforces strict confidentiality protocols and role-based access.
Strict AI Confidentiality
Unpublished manuscripts are never used to train public machine learning models or shared with outside entities.
Encrypted In Transit & At Rest
TLS 1.3 encryption in transit and AES-256 at rest ensure manuscript documents and reviews remain completely secure.
Granular Role-Based Access
Strict permission boundaries prevent reviewers and authors from viewing confidential editorial remarks or unassigned papers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to the technical, ethical, and operational questions journal editors and publishers ask.
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Explore our comprehensive directory of technical, ethical, and workflow answers.
See what your journal workflow would look like inside Manna.
We’ll configure a live demonstration around your journals, editorial stages, review model and production requirements, so you can see how Manna fits your actual workflow.