International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)

What International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) does

RSIS International is a private, independent open access scholarly publishing organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gurugram, India. The company operates a portfolio of peer-reviewed academic journals — including the International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), and International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS) — complemented by more than ten themed special issues spanning education, public health, economics, management, psychology, communication, sociology, microbiology, computer science, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and plant sciences.

The core technological infrastructure is Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open-source platform used for manuscript submission, double-blind peer review management, article tracking, automated notifications, and open access publishing. All content is published under CC BY 4.0 licensing and indexed in Crossref, Google Scholar, and Dimension. The journal reports an H-Index of 23, i10-Index of 87, 4,805 citations, and 22,000+ downloads for the Education special issue alone, with a reviewer network spanning 71+ countries and authors from 40+ countries.

RSIS International generates revenue through a $30 Article Processing Charge (APC) per accepted article — a one-time fee upon acceptance — making it one of the most affordable open access publishers relative to market peers (typical APCs are $1,000-$3,000+). The go-to-market is product-led: authors self-serve through OJS, marketing is conducted via social media (X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest), email newsletters, conference proceedings publishing, and content marketing. Customer segments are academic researchers, scholars, and higher education institutions globally.

Name

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)

Legal name

RSIS International

Website

https://rsisinternational.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RSIS International is an independent open access scholarly publisher founded in 2012, operating four peer-reviewed journals and 10+ special issues across the social and applied sciences. It serves academic researchers and higher education institutions globally via a $30 article processing charge on Open Journal Systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scholarly Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL), Education Research & Pedagogy Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Open access publishing
• Scholarly journals
• Peer review services
• Academic publishing
• Research dissemination

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay a nominal fee of $30 per accepted article to cover publication costs. This is a one-time charge upon acceptance, not a subscription model. The fee supports open-access publication and is designed to be affordable for researchers from diverse backgrounds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RSIS International publishes peer-reviewed open access scholarly journals and themed special issues, with IJRISS as the flagship social science journal covering education, psychology, economics, management, sociology, communication, and public health. Authors pay a one-time $30 Article Processing Charge (APC) upon acceptance, and content is distributed under CC BY 4.0 via the OJS platform, indexing databases, and the RSIS website. Double-blind peer review is conducted by a reviewer network spanning 71+ countries.

Product overview

IJRISS operates as a multi-product scholarly publishing platform under RSIS International. The core offering is the International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), a peer-reviewed open access journal. This is complemented by multiple themed special issues covering Education, Public Health, Economics, Management, Psychology, Communication, and Sociology. All publications share a common infrastructure: the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, which handles manuscript submission, peer review management, and article publishing. The journal offers Gold Open Access publishing with a $30 publication fee, publishes under CC BY 4.0 license, and utilizes double-blind peer review.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Peer-reviewed open access social science journal covering education, psychology, economics, management, sociology, communication, public health, and related disciplines. Published for academic researchers, scholars, and higher education institutions seeking global open access dissemination of their work under Gold Open Access with CC BY 4.0 licensing.
• International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) Peer-reviewed open access journal covering applied science research, including special issues on microbiology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and plant sciences/agriculture. Targeted at applied science researchers and academic institutions.
• International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) Peer-reviewed open access journal covering scientific innovation research, including a special issue on emerging paradigms in computer science and technology. Targeted at researchers and academics in scientific and technology fields.
• International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS) Peer-reviewed open access journal covering latest developments in engineering, management, and applied science. Targeted at engineering and management researchers and academic institutions.
• Special Issue on Education Themed special issue of IJRISS focused on cutting-edge developments in education research, covering digital education, educational psychology, higher education, leadership in education, STEM education, and educational technology. Targeted at education researchers and scholars.
• Special Issue on Public Health Themed special issue dedicated to public health research and contemporary challenges in health studies. Targeted at public health researchers and practitioners.
• Special Issue on Economics Themed special issue focusing on economics research including macroeconomic variables, financial studies, and economic development topics. Targeted at economics researchers and academics.
• Special Issue on Management Themed special issue covering management studies including strategic management, organizational behavior, and business administration research. Targeted at management researchers and business school faculty.
• Special Issue on Psychology Themed special issue dedicated to psychology research including mental health, educational psychology, and behavioral studies. Targeted at psychology researchers and scholars.
• Special Issue on Communication Themed special issue covering communication studies and media research. Targeted at communication and media researchers.
• Special Issue on Sociology Themed special issue dedicated to sociology research including social studies, cultural studies, and social development topics. Targeted at sociology researchers and academics.
• Conference Proceedings Publishing Publishing service for academic and research conferences to publish their peer-reviewed proceedings under RSIS International's open access model. Includes both physical/past conference proceedings and e-conference proceedings. Targeted at academic conference organizers and research associations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Open Access - all articles freely accessible to readers worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAGE Open: SAGE Open is SAGE's broad-scope open access journal covering social sciences and humanities with peer review and an APC model — highly comparable to IJRISS in subject matter, model, and author profile.
• Science Publications / SciencePG: SciencePG is an open access publisher with low APCs and broad disciplinary coverage that closely mirrors RSIS's positioning in affordable OA peer-reviewed publishing, particularly for authors from emerging markets.
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): SCIRP is an open access publisher with very low APCs, broad topical scope, and contested reputational standing — closely mirrors RSIS in business model and target author segment, and is itself a frequent subject of predatory-publishing scrutiny.
• Frontiers: Frontiers operates a large portfolio of peer-reviewed open access journals across social sciences and STEM with an APC model and double-blind review — the most direct comparison to RSIS's open access, multi-journal, peer-review-driven model.
• MDPI: MDPI is the leading fully open-access scholarly publisher with a multi-journal portfolio, double-blind peer review, APC-based revenue, and CC BY licensing — directly comparable to RSIS in model, but at vastly greater scale and with established Scopus/Web of Science indexing.
• Cogent OA (Taylor & Francis): Cogent OA is Taylor & Francis's open access imprint publishing peer-reviewed journals across social sciences and humanities with APCs — a directly comparable open-access, multi-journal, peer-review-based model to RSIS.
• Dove Medical Press (Taylor & Francis): Dove Press operates an open access journal portfolio with APC-based publishing and peer review across health and select social science topics — comparable OA/APC model now backed by Taylor & Francis.
• Hindawi (Wiley): Hindawi ran a multi-journal open access portfolio with APC pricing and broad disciplinary coverage similar to RSIS; now part of Wiley, it remains the closest analog in scope and APC positioning, especially for emerging-market authors.

Emerging players

• Copernicus Publications: Copernicus is an open access scientific publisher with peer-reviewed journals and APCs across Earth and social sciences — partially comparable in OA model and disciplinary breadth relevant to RSIS's social science and special-issue topics.

Broad incumbents

• PLOS: PLOS is a major nonprofit open access publisher with peer-reviewed journals and an APC model; though typically higher APCs and stronger indexing, its CC BY and OA-first model directly parallels RSIS's positioning philosophy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RSISINTER
• Facebookfacebook.com/rsisinternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/research-and-scientific-innovation-society-
• Instagraminstagram.com/rsisinternational
• Pinterestin.pinterest.com/ijrissjournal

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