AI-powered Paperpal Preflight helps researchers improve journal article submissions
Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a leading technology company providing AI and expert solutions for the scholarly publishing ecosystem, and Taylor & Francis, one of the world’s leading academic publishers, today announced the renewal of their partnership which provides tailored language support to journal authors.
Language quality plays a critical role in the peer review process. Poorly written submissions can impact reviewers’ understanding of the research or may unconsciously affect their assessment, creating an obstacle to publication for researchers who are not fluent in English. However, with the support of CACTUS’ solution, Paperpal Preflight, authors submitting to Taylor & Francis journals can avoid desk-rejection due to writing quality and ensure editors and reviewers are able to focus on their research.
Taylor & Francis routinely assesses new manuscript submissions for language quality, including spelling, grammar, and overall clarity. When a submission does not meet the necessary standard, the Taylor & Francis team can use Paperpal Preflight to provide authors with detailed feedback, including actionable suggestions to refine their manuscripts.
Since Taylor & Francis adopted Paperpal Preflight in 2024, this feedback has enabled hundreds of authors to improve their manuscripts to the level required for editorial assessment. With this renewed partnership, the tool can continue to play a role in enhancing the publishing experience for researchers and helping their work achieve a global readership.
Nikesh Gosalia, Chief Partnership Officer, Cactus Communications, said, “As publishers face increasing submission volumes, preserving the integrity of scholarly research has never been more important. The renewal of our collaboration with Taylor & Francis reflects their continued commitment to investing in solutions that enhance consistency, efficiency, and quality across editorial workflows. Sustained partnerships like this are critical to shaping editorial systems that support both volume and quality in an evolving research landscape.”
Michaela Atherley, Director of Editorial Operations at Taylor & Francis, said: “We are committed to supporting authors in preparing their manuscripts for peer review, ensuring their ideas are clearly articulated and accessible to editors and reviewers. Paperpal Preflight is a valuable tool in this process, helping authors refine their language and improve the flow of their work, particularly for those whose first language isn’t English.”
“By reducing language barriers, we’re enabling authors to focus on their research and reach editors and reviewers more effectively. This partnership reflects our dedication to enhancing the editorial process and empowering authors to share their work with confidence.”
About Cactus Communications
Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products that improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 4,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.
About Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis supports diverse communities of experts, researchers and knowledge makers around the world to accelerate and maximize the impact of their work. We are a leader in our field, publish across all disciplines and have one of the largest Humanities and Social Sciences portfolios. Our expertise, built on an academic publishing heritage of over 200 years, advances trusted knowledge that fosters human progress.
Our 2,400+ people, based in a global network of offices in more than 15 countries, use their skills and the latest technology to curate, validate and share impactful advanced, emergent and applied knowledge. Under the Taylor & Francis, Routledge and F1000 imprints, we publish over 2,500 journals, 8,400 new books each year and partner with more than 700 scholarly societies.
Taylor & Francis is proud to be a Global Certified Accessible™ publisher and to have achieved CarbonNeutral® certification for our operations and print publications in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
Media contacts
CACTUS: Nidhi Amin, nidhi.amin@cactusglobal.com
Taylor & Francis: Mark Robinson, mark.robinson@tandf.co.uk
