diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79aed1d31d501543b81113359db046716c058734..9f3af3b9bb010c5f4b8ea8ec2f3a0e06d54eba88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@
     "test:chrome": "cypress run --browser chrome",
     "__cleanNodeModules": "find . -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune -print -exec rm -rf '{}' \\;",
     "build": "NODE_ENV=production pubsweet build",
-    "seedFromDump": "node scripts/seedFromDump.js"
+    "seedFromDump": "node scripts/seedFromDump.js",
+    "console": "node --experimental-repl-await -r ./scripts/preload.js"
   },
   "jest": {
     "testEnvironment": "node",
diff --git a/scripts/preload.js b/scripts/preload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6936900ace0c9b19f4e74b223665990981645a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const models = require('@pubsweet/models')
+
+Object.keys(models).forEach(key => (global[key] = models[key]))