Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers

What Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers does

Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), operating as a unit of the non-profit Scholars Academic and Scientific Society registered in Hojai, Assam, India under Society Registration Act XXI of 1860, runs an open-access academic publishing platform hosting 119+ peer-reviewed journals across 15 disciplines including medicine, sciences, engineering, humanities, agriculture, and dentistry. The platform, built on Django with SummerNote content management, supports manuscript submission workflows, double-blind peer review with PlagScan plagiarism screening, DOI assignment, and electronic publication in PDF and ePub formats; review timelines run 20-25 days for the standard track and as little as 3 days under the Fast Track option. By June 2019 the publisher had accumulated 67,000+ articles from 54,787 researchers across 87 countries, supported by 870-5,800 editors and reviewers (figures vary by source) and 256-9,600 professional society members.

Revenue is generated primarily through Article Processing Charges (APCs) of INR 2,500-7,000 for Indian authors and USD 50-200 for foreign authors, with a premium Fast Track tier priced at INR 7,000 / USD 200. Secondary revenue streams include book publishing (started 2016, USD 25-300 per book in multiple languages), optional hard-copy subscriptions (INR 1,000 / USD 25 per issue), conference proceedings publishing, and tiered professional memberships (Regular, Fellow, Life) that bundle publication fee waivers and conference-hosting rights. Distribution is primarily self-serve digital via saspublishers.com with payment processing through PayPal/credit card (foreign authors) and PayUmoney (Indian authors), supplemented by a multi-country publisher footprint across India, Dubai, Kenya, and Bangladesh and indexed presence in 30+ databases including Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, CAS, and NCBI-NLM Catalog.

Name

Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers

Legal name

Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (A Unit of Scholars Academic and Scientific Society)

Website

https://saspublishers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers operates 119+ open-access peer-reviewed academic journals across 15 disciplines via saspublishers.com, serving individual researchers in 87 countries through article processing charges, book publishing, conference proceedings, and professional memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB), Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Open access publishing
• Scientific journal publishing
• Book publishing services
• Peer review management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hojai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay publication fees to have their manuscripts published. Fees vary by journal and author country. Indian authors pay in INR (₹2,500–₹4,000 per article), foreign authors pay in USD ($50–$200 per article). Fast-track publication costs Rs. 7,000 (India) / USD 200 (Foreign). Fee waivers and discounts are offered for authors from underdeveloped and economically poor countries.
2. Hard Copy Subscriptions: Optional printed version of journals available for purchase. Single issue hard copy priced at INR 1,000 (India) / USD 25 (Foreign), including postal charges. Contact via [email protected].
3. Book Publishing: Book publishing services started in 2016. Publishes books in English, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, and other languages in print and online versions with ISBN. Publication cost is minimal, depending on number of pages, supplementary copies, type of books, marketing strategies, and royalty arrangements. Books are priced from $25 to $300.
4. Professional Memberships: SAS Society offers Regular Membership, Fellow Membership, and Life Membership. Membership benefits include waivers against publication fees, fast-track publication, and chances to host conferences. Applications are processed through sassociety.com portals.
5. Conference Proceedings Publishing: Publishes conference proceedings and proceedings volumes for organized conferences, generating revenue from event organizers and institutional partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SAS Publishers operates an open-access academic and scientific journal publishing platform hosting 119+ peer-reviewed journals across 15 disciplines (medicine, surgery, biosciences, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture, dental sciences, humanities, social sciences, physics, mathematics, and economics). The company also provides ISBN-registered book publishing services in multiple languages, conference proceedings publishing, and a professional membership program offering publication fee waivers and fast-track benefits. Two submission tracks are offered: Fast Track (acknowledgement in 12 hours, publication within 3 days) and Standard Process (monthly publication cycle with peer review in 20-25 days).

Product overview

Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers operates a comprehensive academic publishing platform with 119+ peer-reviewed journals across medicine, sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. The portfolio includes flagship journals like Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (IF 7.5), Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences (IF 9.8), and SAS Journal of Surgery (IF 4.0). The company also provides book publishing services (started 2016) offering ISBN-registered publications in multiple languages, conference proceedings publishing, and membership programs with publication fee waivers. Two publication tiers are offered: Fast Track (3-day publication) and Standard (monthly publication). Additional services include hard copy subscriptions, review services, and conference hosting opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scholar Journals Platform An online open-access publishing platform hosting 119+ peer-reviewed academic journals across multiple disciplines including medicine, surgery, biosciences, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture, dental sciences, humanities, social sciences, physics, mathematics, economics, and alternative medicine. Provides DOI assignment, electronic publication in PDF and ePub formats, and free online access to all published research.
• Book Publishing Services ISBN-registered book publishing service offering publication of academic and scholarly books in English, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, and other languages in both print and online versions. Includes typesetting, proofreading, cover design, and ISBN allotment. Books priced from $25 to $300 depending on pages and configuration.
• Conference Proceedings Publishing Publishing service for conference proceedings and abstracts from international and national conferences organized or supported by SAS Society. Generates published proceedings volumes for event organizers and institutional partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 119+ journals across 15 academic disciplines with open-access availability
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SASPR Edu International Pvt. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011SASPR Edu International Pvt. Ltd. provides support to the Scholars Academic and Scientific Society for publishing scientific journals, providing professional memberships, conducting conferences, seminars, and award programmes. This is a closely integrated support relationship essential to SAS Society's operations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PLOS: Non-profit open-access pioneer publishing high-prestige journals with APCs; relevant benchmark for the open-access, society-style publishing model SAS operates.
• IOPscience (IOP Publishing): Established scholarly publisher with hybrid and open-access journals across physical sciences and beyond; relevant as a competing open-access venue with strong indexing.

Direct peers

• Bentham Open: Open-access imprint of Bentham Science covering multiple disciplines with APC fees in the same USD 50-300 band; another matching multi-journal APC publisher.
• Hindawi: Open-access journal publisher (now part of Wiley) with a broad multi-discipline portfolio and APC pricing targeted at international authors; highly comparable in scope and pricing tier.
• MDPI: Swiss-based open-access publisher running hundreds of peer-reviewed journals across STM and humanities with an APC revenue model — the closest large-scale analog to SAS Publishers' model.
• Dove Medical Press: Open-access medical and clinical sciences publisher with APC revenue; directly comparable to SAS's medical journal portfolio (SAS Journal of Medicine, Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports).
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): Open-access academic publisher with a large multi-discipline journal portfolio and APC-based pricing that serves a similar international, often developing-economy, author base.
• Cogent OA (Taylor & Francis): Open-access imprint of Taylor & Francis with a multi-discipline peer-reviewed journal portfolio and APC pricing; comparable in pricing and author experience.
• Academic Journals (Academic Journals Inc.): Open-access academic publisher with multi-discipline journal portfolio and APC model, oriented toward African and developing-region researchers — close geographic and economic overlap with SAS Publishers.
• Frontiers Media: Open-access publisher of 200+ peer-reviewed journals across STM and humanities with APC pricing — a higher-prestige but adjacent model for SAS's journal book of business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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