What Science Discovery does

Science Discovery is an imprint of Science Publishing Group, a privately-held academic publisher founded in 2014 with more than 10 years of operating history. The imprint operates an open-access journal portfolio comprising 18 peer-reviewed journals spanning food science, plant science, medicine, biology, public health, environmental science, physics, mathematics, psychology, electronics, animal science, artificial intelligence, health, agriculture, chemistry, materials, energy, and life sciences. Authors submit manuscripts through a self-serve online portal, content is distributed freely to global readers, and revenue is generated primarily through Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid by authors upon acceptance. The business model is community-led, relying on a global editorial board and reviewer network of practicing researchers recruited through the website, supplemented by word-of-mouth within academic networks.

Underlying technology is a standard open-access digital publishing platform with no disclosed proprietary features, patents, or AI capabilities. The portfolio is supplemented by an Author Support Program designed to reduce financial barriers for researchers, a Lifetime Individual Membership offering discounted APCs, and a manuscript transfer mechanism that routes rejected submissions across journals within the network rather than to external competitors. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and APCs appear to operate on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go basis. Distribution is entirely digital through the science-discovery.org platform with global reach.

Science Publishing Group is the legal entity and parent; ownership appears to be founder-controlled with no venture capital, private equity, or public market backing indicated. The imprint was launched as one of the newest additions to the parent group's portfolio, and there are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, M&A activity, leadership changes, or partnerships in the available data. Customer base consists of individual academic researchers worldwide; no enterprise accounts, institutional licenses, or named customers are referenced, implying a long-tail, distributed author pool.

Name

Science Discovery

Legal name

Science Publishing Group

Website

https://science-discovery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Science Discovery is an open-access academic publishing imprint of Science Publishing Group, operating 18 peer-reviewed journals across diverse scientific disciplines. It serves individual academic researchers worldwide who pay article processing charges to publish their work via a self-serve online platform.

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Publishing

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC), Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB), Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols) (EDAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Open-access journals
• Academic publishing
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Scholarly publishing
• Article processing charges

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APCs): Revenue generated from authors who pay article processing charges to publish their research open-access in Science Discovery journals.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

Science Discovery operates a portfolio of 18 open-access, peer-reviewed academic journals spanning multiple scientific disciplines, including food science, plant science, medicine, biology, public health, environment, physics, mathematics, psychology, electronics, animal science, artificial intelligence, health, agriculture, chemistry, materials, energy, and life sciences. The platform enables researchers worldwide to submit manuscripts, undergo peer review, and publish their work open-access, funded by article processing charges paid by authors. Supporting offerings include the Author Support Program and Lifetime Individual Membership.

Product overview

Science Discovery is a portfolio of open-access academic journals published under Science Publishing Group, one of the newest imprints of the parent publisher with more than 10 years of experience. The platform comprises 18 specialized peer-reviewed journals spanning disciplines including food science, plant science, medicine, biology, public health, environment, physics, mathematics, psychology, electronics, animal science, artificial intelligence, health, agriculture, chemistry, materials, energy, and life sciences. The portfolio also includes author support services such as the Author Support Program, Lifetime Individual Membership, and a structured peer review system managed by international editorial boards. The platform operates on an open-access model designed to remove financial barriers and maximize research visibility and accessibility worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Science Discovery Food An open-access peer-reviewed journal focused on food science research, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio, serving researchers worldwide seeking to publish food science work.
• Science Discovery Plants An open-access peer-reviewed journal covering plant science research, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio, serving plant scientists and botanists globally.
• Science Discovery Medicine An open-access peer-reviewed journal dedicated to medical research and clinical studies, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio, serving medical researchers.
• Science Discovery Biology An open-access peer-reviewed journal covering biological sciences research, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio, serving biologists and life sciences researchers.
• Science Discovery Public Health An open-access peer-reviewed journal focused on public health and epidemiology research, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio.
• Science Discovery Environment An open-access peer-reviewed journal covering environmental science and ecology research, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio.
• Science Discovery Physics An open-access peer-reviewed journal dedicated to physics research, part of the Science Discovery imprint portfolio.

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API detail

Has API

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Direct peers

• MDPI: MDPI is the world's largest broad-discipline open-access publisher using an APC model across hundreds of journals. It is the most directly comparable peer: similar APC monetization, similar multidisciplinary journal sprawl, similar editor/reviewer recruitment playbook, and overlapping author pool across STEM, life sciences, and medicine.
• PeerJ: PeerJ publishes open-access peer-reviewed journals in biological, medical, and computer sciences funded by APCs and lifetime memberships. Its membership model and APC structure closely mirror Science Discovery's Lifetime Individual Membership + APC hybrid.
• PLOS: PLOS pioneered open-access scientific publishing and operates APC-funded peer-reviewed journals across biology, medicine, and sustainability. Direct overlap in OA journal publishing for life sciences and biomedical research with Science Discovery's Medicine, Biology, and Public Health titles.
• Hindawi: Hindawi (now under Wiley) ran a sprawling OA journal portfolio funded by APCs before undergoing major quality-driven retrenchment. Highly comparable business model — broad-discipline APC journals with editorial boards — and a cautionary benchmark for Science Discovery on quality control and indexing risk.
• Dove Medical Press: Dove Medical Press (now part of Taylor & Francis) is an open-access publisher focused on medical and scientific journals funded primarily through APCs. Direct overlap with Science Discovery Medicine and Science Discovery Health for clinical and biomedical authors.
• BioMed Central: BioMed Central is the open-access arm of Springer Nature and operates a large portfolio of peer-reviewed OA journals primarily in life sciences and medicine. Directly competes for the same authors as Science Discovery's Medicine, Biology, and Public Health journals, with a much stronger indexing and brand position.
• Bentham Open: Bentham Open is the open-access imprint of Bentham Science Publishers, offering peer-reviewed journals across science, technology, medicine, and social sciences via APCs. Competes in the same broad OA journal category as Science Discovery.
• Frontiers: Frontiers is a major open-access journal publisher that, like Science Discovery, builds journals around global editorial boards of practicing researchers. Same APC revenue model, similar tiered editorial structure (editor-in-chief, editorial board, reviewers) and broad STEM/life-sciences/medical coverage.
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): SCIRP is a smaller, broad-discipline open-access journal publisher running dozens of STEM and life-sciences titles on APCs. Highly comparable in size, positioning, and model to Science Discovery as a newest imprint of Science Publishing Group.

Broad incumbents

• Wiley Open Access: Wiley's open-access program covers journals across all major disciplines and is part of the larger Wiley portfolio alongside Hindawi post-acquisition. It is a broad incumbent in the OA space, with overlapping subject coverage (medicine, life sciences, materials, energy) but operating at much greater scale and indexing depth.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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