The platform1

Five stages. One environment. Every output.

ARPHA is named for the workflow it covers end to end — Authoring, Reviewing, Publishing, Hosting and Archiving. Here's what happens at each stage.

AAuthoring
RReviewing
PPublishing
HHosting
AArchiving
A Stage 01

Authoring

The ARPHA Writing Tool is a collaborative, browser-based environment where manuscripts are written, not just uploaded. Authors, editors and reviewers work on the same living document — and submit to the journal with a single click.

100+ pre-formatted, journal-specific article templates
Real-time co-authoring with inline comments & track changes
Auto-formatted references & reusable data tables
ARPHA Writing Tool
Catalogue Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)
Abstract · Introduction · Materials & Methods · Results
MD 2 co-authors editing now
Editorial dashboard
MS-2461 · Taxonomy
Submitted 2 days ago
In review
MS-2459 · Ecology
2 of 2 reviews returned
Decision
MS-2455 · Genomics
Accepted · in production
Accepted
R Stage 02

Reviewing

A configurable peer-review system that fits your editorial policy — single-blind, double-blind, or fully open. Editors track every manuscript from submission to decision in one dashboard.

Configurable workflows & reviewer assignment
Automated reminders & status notifications
Optional open peer review with published reports
P Stage 03

Publishing

Every accepted article is published simultaneously in semantic XML, HTML and PDF. Domain-specific markup links your text to data, specimens, taxonomic treatments and multimedia — making content machine-readable from day one.

Simultaneous XML / HTML / PDF output
Semantic enhancements & data integration
Sub-article-level DOIs for figures & treatments
<XML>
HTML
PDF
J ZooKeys zookeys.pensoft.net
Current issue · Vol 1228
H Stage 04

Hosting

A fully branded, responsive journal website — designed, built and maintained for you. Your logo, your imprint, your domain. We handle hosting, uptime and every software update.

White-label design under your own brand
Custom domain, hosting & maintenance included
Responsive, accessible & GDPR-compliant
A Stage 05

Archiving

On publication day, your content is automatically distributed to 60+ indexing and preservation services — so it's discoverable, citable and safe forever, with no extra effort from your editorial office.

Automated deposit to CrossRef, DOAJ, Scopus & more
Long-term preservation via CLOCKSS & Zenodo
FAIR data exports to OpenAIRE & GBIF
CrossRef DOAJ Scopus Zenodo OpenAIRE PMC
ARPHA

See the full workflow on your own content.

Book a walkthrough and we'll run a real manuscript through every stage — from draft to indexed archive.

Book a demo → See pricing