Gold Leaf
Gold Leaf was founded in March 2001 to provide business development and market research for publishers and the publishing community. It has since extended its client base to academic institutions and technology companies.
What We Offer
Strategy
Strategic planning
Business development
Change management planning
and implementation
Trends and industry analysis
Competitive analysis
Digital innovation and go-to market planning for new products
Research
Large scale multi-faceted research projects
Small, targeted research projects
Meeting facilitation
Surveys
User research
Qualitative interviews
Projects may be for the public domain or strictly confidential
Engagement
Advisory boards and user groups
Case studies, white papers
and newsletters
Focus groups
Webinars
Introductions
Conference and seminar organisation
Editorial
Long or short term editorship of learned journals
Copyediting
Proofreading
Language polishing
Ghost-writing
Editorial workflow analysis
Author experience and services
List development
Blog
Recent Blog Posts
- The NIH Consultation: Views from Europe and around the worldLast summer NIH issued a new consultation on open access – it may be found at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-138.html – and then offered stakeholders the opportunity to giveContinue reading “The NIH Consultation: Views from Europe and around the world”
- Webinar – Libraries as Engines of Education21 May 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Technological breakthroughs mean that content can now be delivered inContinue reading “Webinar – Libraries as Engines of Education”
- In the Age of AI, does reading still matter?A tribute to World Book Day Today’s post, which celebrates World Book Day, is a translation of an article written by Mr Henian E, a prominentContinue reading “In the Age of AI, does reading still matter?”
Testimonials
What People Say
We have been fortunate to work with the team at Gold Leaf since 2020, and they have been instrumental in the formation of our Library Advisory Board and our libraries strategy. Their knowledge of both academic publishing and library business is second to none, and they have provided nuanced analyses of our perception survey andContinue reading “Kim Williams, Digital & Audio Publisher and co-head of PUP Europe — Princeton University Press”
Annika from Gold Leaf managed a change project for the RCP journals. She came into a complex organisation with a willingness to take on all viewpoints; she has professionalism, expert subject knowledge, very astute judgement and approaches everything with practicality and pragmatism. At the end of the project, she handed over to the returning postholderContinue reading “Natalie Wilder, Head of Corporate Communications and Publishing — Royal College of Physicians”
You make an amazing contribution to scholarly publishing and libraries.
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