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
- APE Conference 2026: Scholarly Communication at a Turning PointConference participants on their way to the next session (© Photothek) What does it take to uphold research excellence? What do librarians think about AI inContinue reading “APE Conference 2026: Scholarly Communication at a Turning Point”
- Webinar – Open Access in Asia – not a cookie-cutter approach5 March 2026, 14.00-15.30 China/Singapore time(11.30am-1pm India time) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Publishers and librarians are agreed that to achieveContinue reading “Webinar – Open Access in Asia – not a cookie-cutter approach”
- Webinar – Building the airplane while taking control and flying it: AI and academic libraries29 January 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill How are AI tools reshaping academic libraries’ strategies, services, andContinue reading “Webinar – Building the airplane while taking control and flying it: AI and academic libraries”
Testimonials
What People Say
I worked with Gold Leaf in my previous role as Head of Sales & Marketing at the Biochemical Society. We appointed them to do a large market research project and I would absolutely recommend working with them again. They really take the time to understand your organisation’s needs and requirements, and deliver a highly professionalContinue reading “Claire Dowbekin — Wiley”
Working with Linda from Gold Leaf is to work with a real publishing professional. Whatever the assignment, Linda prepares meticulously and delivers her brief brilliantly. She not only understands the scholarly research environment in detail but works hard to keep abreast of model and policy changes across its many strands.We have worked particularly closely onContinue reading “Ella Colvin, Director of Publishing, Academic Journals — Cambridge University Press & Assessment”
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”
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