Welcome to Hierophant Publishing Services

Hierophant Publishing Services offers an array of editorial and production services to publishers and publishing vendors.

We work on science, technical, and medical (STM) books and journals, pharmaceutical publications, society publications, school library books, children’s books, and books of general interest. We can manage your project from manuscript to final print or e-product, or help with just one step in the process.

Book & Journal Project Management
Our Production Editors/Project Managers liaise with authors, vendors and publishers to manage and track all editorial and production aspects of your book, journal, or society publication.
Editorial, Art & Production Services
The Glow Cover
We supply data capture & coding (including XML) for various media-output, copyediting, cover & interior page designs, typesetting & page layout, indexing, and complete art services including creation of graphics, photo research and securing permissions.

Hierophant managed print production for The Glow, a book featured on the Oprah Winfrey show.
The Hierophant team repackaged the Race Car Legends book series with cover and interior redesign, copyediting, image research
and acquisition, typesetting, and indexing.

Photo Research
Photo research and permissions acquisition has become our most requested service. To better serve this market, Hierophant created a team of independent photo researchers called SISTERS Image Research & Art Production. Click on the SISTERS tab for more information.

Pharmaceutical Case Report Forms
We design Pharmaceutical Case Report Forms for clinical trials using Adobe FrameMaker. Forms are designed based on protocol requirements and created to be both doctor and patient friendly.


We provided print quote comparisons and
offshore production management for Extreme Dinosaurs.


Consulting, Quotes
& Training Services


Pat Holl, founder and president of Hierophant Publishing Services and SISTERS Image Research, brings over 35 years of printing and publishing experience to your project. We quote vendor services (data, type, art, print) in the US and offshore, and offer quote comparisons and vendor recommendations. We work with your vendors in addition to providing our own services.

Pat has trained production editors/project managers and photo researchers in the US, India, Singapore, Malaysia and many other countries. Initial consultation is free and there is no obligation. Please call 610-705-0282 to discuss your project or training needs.

US-India Hybrid Work Model
Our US-India hybrid work model gives us the flexibility to ramp up or down on a per project basis and is our key to cost control. Pat has maintained strong ties with quality providers in India since 1992. The US-India work model offers the option to grow or contract your operation as needed while still maintaining your core US staff. Hierophant Publishing Services is the US Customer Service contact for Venture Infosys, a data coding and conversion company located in Chennai, India. Our special relationship with Venture enables us to offer our clients the XML expertise, manpower, and pricing needed for coding large projects.

Our partner company, Venture Infosys, in Chennai, India.