🔬 ISCORE
🌐 International Scholars' Centre Of Research Excellence
Helping Researchers Publish, Develop, Lead and Create Impact.
🌟 Vision
To be the international benchmark for researcher development — nurturing scholars who publish with impact, lead with confidence, and shape their fields.
🎯 Mission
ISCORE equips early-career and established researchers with the mentoring, publication strategy, leadership development, and impact evidencing needed to thrive in a competitive research landscape.
✅ Our Core Commitments
- Excellence in Scholarship: Supporting research that meets the standards of top peer-reviewed journals.
- Mentorship: Pairing early-career researchers with experienced mentors who invest in their growth.
- Integrity: Upholding the highest standards of research ethics and publication practice.
- Global Research Community: Connecting researchers across institutions and disciplines internationally.
Our Services
Core Service Pillars (ISCORE)
Pillar | Focus Areas & Deliverables |
📝 Research Publications |
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🌱 Early Researcher Mentoring |
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👔 Research Leadership & Impact | |
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📝 Research Publications
Building a high-impact publication profile is essential for academic career advancement. ISCORE’s journal strategy services assist researchers at every stage of the writing and submission lifecycle.
- Journal Selection & Strategy: Identifying the right peer-reviewed target journals (matching scope, impact factor, ABS/Scopus ranking, and acceptance timelines).
- Pre-Submission Manuscript Review: Comprehensive feedback on structure, argumentation, academic writing style, and research methodology rigor before submission.
- Peer-Review Response Coaching: Expert guidance on crafting clear, persuasive, and constructive response letters to reviewers during revise-and-resubmit stages.
PUBLISH
- Journal strategy
- Manuscript development
- Peer-review response
- Publication planning
DEVELOP
- Research mentoring
- Research skills
- Academic career planning
- Grant development
LEAD
- Research leadership
- Research teams
- Research strategy
- Research programme development
IMPACT
- Impact evidence
- Impact narratives
- Knowledge exchange
- Research influence
📝 Research Mentoring for Early Researchers
Research Mentoring Programme
A structured mentoring programme for early-career researchers seeking to build a sustainable publication profile, strengthen research capability and develop an academic career pathway.
Possible pathway
Researcher Diagnostic → Personal Research Plan → Publication Strategy → Manuscript Development → Funding Development → Research Profile → Career Development
Senior Researcher Mentoring Network
Connect with experienced researchers and academic leaders for structured, practical guidance on publication, research strategy, academic career development and research leadership.
Some of Our Research Mentors
Research Leadership
- Leadership development for principal investigators and group leads
- Training in research team management and strategic direction
Research Impact
- Impact case study development
- Evidence-gathering and impact narrative support
- REF-style (or equivalent national framework) impact submission support
Research Leadership & Impact
Moving from an individual contributor to a research leader requires managing teams, driving institutional strategy, and proving the real-world impact of your research.
- Principal Investigator (PI) & Group Leadership: Training in research group management, strategic planning, cross-institutional collaborations, and grant management.
- Impact Case Study Development: End-to-end support in articulating research reach, gathering qualitative/quantitative evidence, and writing compelling impact narratives.
- REF & Institutional Framework Alignment: Specialized evaluation and narrative preparation designed to meet national research framework standards (such as UK REF).
Who We Serve
- Early-Career & Postdoctoral Researchers: Building a sustainable, high-impact publication profile.
- Mid-Career Academics: Transitioning into principal investigator roles, securing grants, and leading research groups.
- Research Leaders & PIs: Driving group research output and building international research networks.
- Universities & Departments: Developing structured researcher mentoring programs and preparing institutional impact submissions.
Pricing & Service Packages
👤 For individual researchers
Service | Investment | Includes |
Journal Targeting & Submission Strategy | £120 | Journal shortlist, fit assessment, and submission strategy for one manuscript. |
Full Publication Support Package | £450 | Pre-submission manuscript review, journal strategy, and response-to-reviewers support. |
Early-Career Mentoring (Monthly) | £150/month | One 1:1 session per month with a dedicated senior mentor. |
Early-Career Mentoring (Quarterly) | £350/quarter | Three 1:1 sessions plus personal career development plan. |
Research Impact Case Study Support | £950 | End-to-end evidence gathering, narrative development, and impact case study creation. |
🏛️ For Institutions & Universities
Build a structured researcher-development ecosystem for your academic staff and research community.
| Package Tier | Investment | What’s Included |
| Foundation (Small Tier) | £2,500 / year | Publication & mentoring support for up to 15 researchers. |
| Development (Medium Tier) | £5,000 / year | Publication & mentoring support for up to 35 researchers. |
| Strategic (Large Tier) | £9,000 / year | Publication & mentoring for up to 70 researchers + REF/impact bundle (up to 3 case studies). |
Bespoke institutional packages are available for custom cohort sizes, departmental writing retreats, or specialized REF support
📬 Contact / Enquire
Ready to talk about doctoral admissions, supervision, or researcher development? Contact the Knowledge Edge team.
