About Julieta Andguladze

Julieta Andguladze is Chief Editor and Head of the Publishing House at The University of Georgia, and serves as Chief Editor of The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences. She is a senior academic publishing professional with over 18 years of experience in scholarly journal and book publishing, specializing in editorial leadership, peer review systems, publishing ethics, and open-access strategies. Her work focuses on strengthening editorial governance, international visibility, and indexing readiness of journals from small and emerging research markets.

Academic Background & Career

Master’s Degree: Media Management
Bachelor’s Degree: English Philology (West European Language and Literature)

  • Current Roles:

    • Head of the Publishing House, University of Georgia

    • Chief Editor, The Caucasus Journal of Social Sciences

  • Editorial Leadership: End-to-end management of editorial workflows, peer review coordination, copyediting supervision, metadata quality control, and compliance with COPE and DOAJ standards

  • Indexing Strategy: Led inclusion of journals in EBSCO, MLA International Bibliography, DRJI, Index Copernicus, and MIAR

  • Professional Engagement: Mentors early-career researchers; represents the University of Georgia at international publishing events and book fairs

Research & Professional Interests

Scholarly publishing and journal management
Open-access publishing and editorial ethics
Peer review systems and bibliometrics
Academic indexing and multilingual publishing
Scholarly communication in small and emerging research markets
Linguistics and literature

Education & Expertise

Expertise in editorial governance, indexing strategy, metadata standards, and internationalization of academic journals

Professional Identifiers

ORCID: 0009-0004-5105-1884

Professional Networking & Links

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieta-andguladze-ab423516/
Journal Website: https://cjss.ug.edu.ge

Contact Information

Email: j.andguladze@ug.edu.ge