What Open Access Journals does

Open Access Journals is a London-based, for-profit open access publishing platform founded in 2004 that operates a portfolio of 300+ peer-reviewed journals spanning clinical, biological, biomedical, pharmaceutical, engineering, and management disciplines. The platform's underlying technology consists of an online manuscript submission and tracking system, peer review management tooling, and multi-format article delivery (HTML, XML, PDF), with the user interface available in 10 languages. The company reports a base of 0.99 million+ users, 2.2 million+ page views, and a 20+ million readerbase, and its journals are indexed in Scopus, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Google Scholar, and Publons, providing external discovery and credibility mechanisms.

The business model is centered on Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid by authors upon acceptance and publication, monetizing a fragmented base of individual research scholars, faculty members, and academicians globally. A supplementary $99 Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process (FEE-Review) offers expedited review as an add-on service. The customer base is structurally long-tail: authors transact singly per article, with no named enterprise or institutional anchor contracts disclosed. Operational footprint is indicated by a 101-250 employee band, and the company also engages in a conference series (Global Tech Summit, Health Summit, Global Pharma Summit) to support author and editorial engagement.

Name

Open Access Journals

Legal name

Open Access Journals

Website

https://openaccessjournals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Open Access Journals is a London-based open access publisher founded in 2004 that operates 300+ peer-reviewed scientific, medical, and technology journals, monetizing through Article Processing Charges paid by individual research scholars and faculty globally across 10 languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing (MPAJABAG), Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Open access publishing
• Scientific journal publishing
• Peer reviewed journals
• Academic publishing services
• Scholarly research publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay article processing fees for publication. The platform operates on an open access model where readers access content for free while publication costs are borne by authors. Additional fees apply for expedited review services.
2. Open Access Publishing Services: Revenue generated from publication services provided to authors, including peer review management, editorial processing, formatting, and indexing across multiple databases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Open Access Journals operates an online open access publishing platform hosting 300+ peer-reviewed scientific journals covering clinical, biological, biomedical, pharmaceutical, engineering, technology, business, and management disciplines. Authors pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) to submit and publish manuscripts; readers access published content at no cost. The platform provides online manuscript submission, peer review management, editorial processing, multi-format article delivery (HTML, XML, PDF), and is available in 10 languages with indexing in Scopus, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, and Google Scholar.

Product overview

Open Access Journals is an open access publishing platform that provides unrestricted access to scientific literature across multiple disciplines including scientific, medical, and technology fields. The platform operates as a portfolio of over 40 peer-reviewed journals covering clinical and medical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, life sciences, and related disciplines. The journals accept original manuscripts from research scholars, faculty members, and academicians, which undergo quality review before publication. Published articles are promoted across worldwide web through social media following open access regulations. The platform supports multiple language versions including Spanish, Chinese, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Scholarly open access journal focusing on stem cell research and regenerative medicine, including cardiovascular diseases. Indexed in Scopus and EMBASE/Excerpta Medica; intended for research scholars, faculty members, and academicians in stem cell and regenerative medicine fields.
• Diabetes Management Open access journal dedicated to diabetes research, medication, and management, intended for diabetes researchers, endocrinologists, and healthcare professionals.
• Interventional Cardiology Peer-reviewed journal covering interventional cardiology procedures and cardiovascular treatments, intended for cardiologists and cardiovascular researchers.
• Clinical Investigation Journal focused on clinical investigation articles and research methodologies, intended for clinical researchers and medical investigators.
• Clinical Practice Journal covering clinical practice and therapeutic approaches in medicine, intended for practicing clinicians and medical researchers.
• Clinical Rheumatology International journal focusing on clinical rheumatology research, intended for rheumatologists and immunology researchers.
• Imaging in Medicine Journal covering medical imaging techniques and their clinical applications, intended for radiologists and imaging researchers.
• Journal of Experimental Stroke & Translational Medicine Journal focused on stroke research and translational medicine approaches, intended for neurology researchers and clinicians.
• Pharmaceutical Bioprocessing Journal dedicated to pharmaceutical bioprocessing research and development, intended for pharmaceutical scientists and bioprocess engineers.
• Advanced Materials Science Research Peer-reviewed journal covering advanced materials science research and applications, intended for materials scientists and engineers.
• Archives of Nursing and Care Journal focused on nursing practices and healthcare care methodologies, intended for nursing professionals and healthcare researchers.
• Annals of Clinical Trials and Vaccines Research Journal dedicated to clinical trials and vaccine research, intended for clinical trial investigators and vaccine researchers.
• International Journal of Clinical Skills Journal focused on clinical skills development and training, intended for clinicians and medical educators.
• Interventional Pediatrics & Research Journal covering interventional pediatrics and pediatric research, intended for pediatricians and pediatric researchers.
• Journal of Agriculture Journal dedicated to agricultural research and development, intended for agricultural scientists and agronomists.
• Journal of Biochemistry Research Journal focused on biochemistry research topics, intended for biochemists and molecular biology researchers.
• Journal of Cosmetic Science and Technology Journal covering cosmetic science and related technology, intended for cosmetic scientists and formulation researchers.
• Journal of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry Journal focused on medicinal and organic chemistry research, intended for medicinal chemists and organic chemistry researchers.
• Journal of Neonatal Studies Journal dedicated to neonatal studies and research, intended for neonatologists and pediatric researchers.
• Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Clinical Practice Journal covering pharmaceutical research and clinical practice, intended for pharmaceutical researchers and clinical pharmacists.
• Journal of Pharmaceutical Toxicology Journal focused on pharmaceutical toxicology, intended for toxicologists and pharmaceutical safety researchers.
• Neuroscience and Psychiatry: Open Access Open access journal covering neuroscience and psychiatry research, intended for neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and mental health researchers.
• Research on Chronic Diseases Journal dedicated to chronic disease research, intended for medical researchers and clinicians in chronic disease management.
• Journal of Labor and Childbirth Journal focused on labor and childbirth research, intended for obstetricians, midwives, and maternal-fetal medicine researchers.
• Journal of Pediatric Neurological Disorders Journal covering pediatric neurological disorders, intended for pediatric neurologists and child neurology researchers.
• Journal of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Journal dedicated to leukemia and lymphoma research, intended for hematologists and oncology researchers.
• Journal of Interventional Nephrology Journal covering interventional nephrology, intended for nephrologists and kidney disease researchers.
• Journal of Molecular Pathophysiology Journal focused on molecular pathophysiology, intended for molecular biologists and pathophysiology researchers.
• Fast Editorial Execution and Review Process (FEE-Review Process) Optional expedited peer review service for authors seeking accelerated editorial decisions. Provides pre-review response in 3 days, review in 5 days, and revision/publication in 2 days, for an additional non-refundable fee of $99 apart from regular APC.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average acceptance to publication time of 5-7 days
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ScopuscoreTechnology or IntegrationStem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine is listed in Scopus indexing database to increase visibility and discoverability of published articles among the scientific community.
• EMBASE/Excerpta MedicacoreTechnology or IntegrationJournal indexed in EMBASE/Excerpta Medica database for enhanced visibility and discoverability of published research content.
• Google ScholarcoreTechnology or IntegrationJournal citations tracked and reported through Google Scholar Citation Index database. Platform metrics include citation counts and impact factor calculations based on Google Scholar data.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): SCIRP publishes hundreds of open access journals across scientific, medical, and engineering disciplines funded by author APCs. It is structurally a near-twin peer in catalog breadth, business model, and target author demographics.
• MedCrave Group: MedCrave operates open access peer-reviewed journals, with notable concentration in medical, dental, and pharmaceutical disciplines. It serves the same author-paid, global OA publishing niche and overlaps in subject scope and journal portfolio structure.
• Pulsus Group: Pulsus Group operates open access medical and scientific journals and is referenced in Open Access Journals' privacy policy. It overlaps directly in subject coverage (clinical, pharmaceutical, life sciences) and APC-funded peer-reviewed publishing model.
• Dove Medical Press: Dove Medical Press publishes open access peer-reviewed journals, with a notable concentration in pharmaceutical and medical specialties that overlap Open Access Journals' clinical and pharmaceutical catalog. It operates an APC model aimed at similar author segments.
• PeerJ: PeerJ publishes open access peer-reviewed journals in the biological and medical sciences with an APC-based author-pays model. It targets a similar early-career and global researcher audience with rapid turnaround workflows.
• MDPI: MDPI is one of the largest open access journal publishers, operating hundreds of peer-reviewed journals across scientific, medical, and technical disciplines with an APC-based revenue model — directly comparable to Open Access Journals' portfolio breadth, author-paid model, and indexing strategy.
• Hindawi (now part of Wiley): Hindawi operated a large portfolio of open access journals across STM disciplines before its acquisition by Wiley, with a peer-reviewed, APC-funded model. It is a direct peer in scale, business model, and author customer base.
• Frontiers: Frontiers publishes open access, peer-reviewed journals across scientific and medical disciplines funded primarily by APCs, with a similarly broad disciplinary spread and global author base. It is one of the most directly comparable large-scale OA competitors.
• BioMed Central (BMC): BMC is a pioneer open access publisher of peer-reviewed STM journals, now part of Springer Nature. It serves the same biomedical and life science authors with an APC-funded, open access model and substantial journal catalog breadth.
• PLOS: PLOS pioneered open access scientific publishing and operates a portfolio of high-volume, peer-reviewed journals across life sciences and medicine funded by APCs. It targets the same researcher author base with comparable submission-to-publication workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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