OMICS International

What OMICS International does

OMICS International is a privately held open access publisher and international scientific conference organizer operating at significant scale. The company runs 700+ peer-reviewed journals spanning medical, clinical, pharmaceutical, life sciences, engineering, technology, and management fields, and hosts 3,000+ scholarly conferences annually (comprising 600+ conferences, 1,200+ symposiums, and 1,200+ workshops) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Conference Series LLC LTD. Its editorial platform is supported by 50,000+ editorial board members and reviewers, agreements with 1,000+ scientific associations, and a readership of 15+ million, with multi-language content delivery across 10+ languages.

The underlying technology consists of a web-based open access publishing platform with an editorial tracking system, online manuscript submission, double-blind peer review workflow, and localized website instances for each supported language. Founder and CEO Dr. Srinu Babu Gedela leads the company, which was founded in 2007 and operates from offices in the United States (Los Angeles and a California phone presence) and the United Kingdom. A 2016 acquisition of Pulsus Group expanded the publishing footprint.

The business model is dual-revenue: (1) Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid by authors upon manuscript acceptance, with strict no-refund policies after acceptance or after a 5-day submission window, and (2) conference registration, exhibition, and participation fees from 3,000+ annual events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the model is transactional/pay-as-you-go at the article and event level. Customer segments include academic and research institutions, clinical research and pharmaceutical industry professionals, and practicing physicians and healthcare professionals globally, with the largest editorial and author footprint concentrated in emerging-market researchers seeking accessible publication venues.

Name

OMICS International

Legal name

OMICS International

Website

https://omicsonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

OMICS International is a privately held open access publisher operating 700+ peer-reviewed journals and 3,000+ annual scientific conferences, serving researchers, scientists, physicians, and pharmaceutical industry professionals globally through APC-based publishing and conference registration fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic & Scientific Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing (MPAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), OER Licensing, Rights & Open Policy Support (Creative Commons) (EDAGAJAO)

Keywords

• Open access publishing
• Scientific journals
• Academic conferences
• Peer review services
• Scholarly publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APCs): Authors pay article processing charges for manuscript publication in open access journals. No refunds for accepted articles or articles in review process, or if author withdraws after 5 days of submission.
2. Conference Registration and Participation Fees: Revenue from organizing 3000+ conferences annually with sessions, workshops, and exhibitions across global locations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OMICS International operates as an open access publisher and international conference organizer. The company owns and operates 700+ peer-reviewed open access journals across medical, clinical, pharmaceutical, life sciences, engineering, technology, and management fields, and organizes 3000+ scholarly conferences annually through its Conference Series subsidiary. Revenue is generated primarily through Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid by authors for publication and through conference registration and participation fees.

Product overview

OMICS International operates a comprehensive open access publishing and scientific conference platform. The core offerings include 700+ Open Access Journals spanning medical, clinical, pharmaceutical, engineering, technology and management fields, and 3000+ Scientific Conferences organized annually through Conference Series LLC LTD. The Scientific Alliance network connects with over 1000 international scientific associations. Supporting services include Peer Review Services implementing double-blind review processes, and Open Access Scientific Reports publication. Specialty conference products cover niche verticals including Nutrition Conferences, Nephrology Conferences, Petroleum Conferences, and Pharmaceutical Marketing Conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Omics online: Primary website platform for OMICS International's open access journals and conferences
• Conference Series

Products and services

• Open Access Journals 700+ peer-reviewed open access journals spanning medical, clinical, pharmaceutical, engineering, technology, and management fields, serving more than 15 million readers. Authors publish manuscripts and pay article processing charges; readers access content freely.
• Scientific Conferences 3000+ scholarly conferences per year across clinical, medical, pharmaceutical, life sciences, business, engineering and technology fields, bringing together internationally renowned speakers and scientists for sessions, workshops and exhibitions.
• Scientific Alliance Program International collaboration network with more than 1000 scientific associations to propagate open access publication across various scientific disciplines.
• Peer Review Services Double-blind peer review service for manuscript evaluation, with a dedicated team of peer reviewers who critically evaluate submissions to ensure publication decisions meet quality standards.
• Open Access Scientific Reports Multi-volume publication series containing research articles, review articles, case reports, and short communications across various scientific disciplines.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% found the online manuscript system easy to use
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 1000+ Scientific Associations WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOMICS International has signed agreements with more than 1000 scientific associations from across the world to propagate open access publication on various scientific disciplines. These international collaborations enable the company to expand its network of editorial board members, reviewers, and readership across medical, clinical, pharmaceutical, life sciences, engineering and technology fields.
• Conference Series LLC LTDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference Series LLC LTD is a subsidiary entity that organizes 3000+ global conferences annually with over 600 conferences, 1200 symposiums and 1200 workshops on medical, pharma, engineering, science, technology and business topics. This partnership enables OMICS to offer comprehensive conference services alongside journal publishing.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MDPI: MDPI is one of the largest open access journal publishers globally, operating hundreds of peer-reviewed journals with APC-based revenue. It is the closest direct peer to OMICS in business model, scale, and target author base across scientific disciplines.
• Frontiers Media: Frontiers publishes open access journals across science, health, and humanities with a strong editorial board model similar to OMICS. Both companies target researchers globally and rely on APC revenue with associated conference events.
• Hindawi (Wiley): Hindawi was a large-scale open access journal publisher serving similar scientific disciplines with APC pricing; now part of Wiley. It shares OMICS's high-volume, broad-discipline OA strategy and author base.

Broad incumbents

• BioMed Central (Springer Nature): BioMed Central, part of Springer Nature, is a pioneer in open access publishing with a large journal portfolio. It operates as the OA arm of a major incumbent publisher, offering institutional scale and indexer relationships OMICS lacks.
• Dove Medical Press (Taylor & Francis): Dove Medical Press focuses on open access medical and scientific journals under Taylor & Francis. It is comparable to OMICS in medical/life sciences focus and APC model but benefits from a larger parent publisher's infrastructure.
• Elsevier: Elsevier is the largest scientific publisher globally with both subscription and growing OA offerings. It competes with OMICS for institutional library budgets and high-quality manuscript submissions while scaling its own OA portfolio.
• Springer Nature: Springer Nature combines Springer, Nature, and BMC into a major incumbent publisher with substantial OA and conference operations. It represents the institutional-scale competitor OMICS faces in tenders and transformative agreements.
• Wiley: Wiley is a major scholarly publisher with growing OA capabilities following the Hindawi acquisition. It competes for the same institutional, funder, and author customers with stronger brand and indexer positioning.
• Wolters Kluwer: Wolters Kluwer is a large publisher with significant medical and clinical journal holdings. It overlaps with OMICS's clinical and pharmaceutical journal portfolio and competes for institutional and pharmaceutical industry subscriptions.
• SAGE Publishing: SAGE Publishing produces scholarly journals across social sciences, life sciences, and engineering with a growing OA portfolio. It overlaps with OMICS in business, management, and multidisciplinary journal coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments2 records

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