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
- Webinar – Preserving our cultural heritage: academic libraries in the community4 December 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill The academic library has always played a major role inContinue reading “Webinar – Preserving our cultural heritage: academic libraries in the community”
- “Budget is an issue but there are deeper challenges.” – An Interview with Mimi CalterA conversation with Mimi Calter, Chair of the Academic and Research Libraries Section of IFLA and Vice Provost and University Librarian at Washington University St LouisContinue reading ““Budget is an issue but there are deeper challenges.” – An Interview with Mimi Calter”
- Webinar – Artificial Intelligence: a global phenomenon with regional variations?23 October 2025 12.00-13.30 Chinese Standard Time(5am-6.30am BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Artificial Intelligence makes the headlines every day. ItContinue reading “Webinar – Artificial Intelligence: a global phenomenon with regional variations?”
Testimonials
What People Say
We found working with Gold Leaf very productive, and Linda and Annika were thoughtful, constructive, and friendly in their approach. Their final report was extremely detailed and presented a rich set of data that will be particularly useful. The recommendations have already led to concrete outcomes as we take the development of White Rose UniversityContinue reading “Michael Fake, Associate Director Student Learning and Experience — University of Leeds and Chair of the Management Board — White Rose University Press”
You make an amazing contribution to scholarly publishing and libraries.
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”
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