Negocios Globales C.A.

What Negocios Globales C.A. does

Negocios Globales C.A. is a privately held Venezuelan publishing corporation (Compañía Anónima) headquartered in Maracaibo, Venezuela, that operates the Ceniiac Journal — an international, continuous open-access academic journal dedicated to Applied Social Sciences with thematic emphasis on digital transformation, applied artificial intelligence, and sustainability. The journal serves two primary segments: academic researchers submitting original research articles, systematic and bibliometric reviews, case studies, and theoretical essays (paying customers), and academic readers including faculty, students, and librarians seeking free open-access content (non-paying audience).

The publication operates entirely on the open-source Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.20 platform hosted through the PKP Publishing Services Network, which also provides long-term digital preservation via the PKP Preservation Network. Editorial infrastructure includes a double-anonymized peer review process with iThenticate plagiarism screening, DOI assignment through Crossref (publisher prefix 10.64923), Crossmark compliance for post-publication updates, and indexing across 20+ academic databases (Crossref, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, WorldCat, Dialnet, MIAR, and others). The company is registered with ISSN 3105-6237 and Venezuelan Depósito Legal ZU2025000092.

The business model is author-pays via Article Processing Charges (APCs), with a standard fee of $950 USD plus VAT assessed only upon manuscript acceptance. As a deliberate growth tactic, the company is currently running a full APC waiver for all manuscripts submitted by October 31, 2026, effectively prioritizing submission pipeline building over near-term revenue. The organization employs 18 staff under the direction of Marco Vargas H. as Principal Contact and Publisher, and operates from a single editorial headquarters in Maracaibo with a globally distributed editorial board of 20+ members from 10+ countries.

Name

Negocios Globales C.A.

Legal name

Negocios Globales C.A.

Website

https://ceniiac.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Negocios Globales C.A. is a Venezuelan publisher operating the Ceniiac Journal, a continuous open-access academic journal in Applied Social Sciences, serving global academic researchers and readers via APC-funded publishing on the OJS platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Open access publishing
• Academic journal publishing
• Scholarly publishing
• Peer review services
• Applied social sciences

Headquarters

HQ city

Maracaibo

HQ country

Venezuela

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay publication fees upon manuscript acceptance to cover editorial management, double-anonymized peer review, professional production, online hosting, and metadata dissemination. Standard APC is $950 USD + VAT, with promotional waiver available until October 31, 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Negocios Globales C.A. publishes the Ceniiac Journal, an international continuous open-access academic journal in Applied Social Sciences. The journal operates a continuous publication model with double-anonymized peer review, accepts original research, systematic reviews, bibliometric studies, case studies, and theoretical essays, and charges Article Processing Charges (APCs) of $950 USD plus VAT per accepted manuscript, with a full waiver available through October 31, 2026.

Product overview

Ceniiac Journal is a continuous Open Access academic publication operated by Negocios Globales C.A. from Maracaibo, Venezuela. The journal publishes original research, systematic reviews, bibliometric studies, and theoretical essays in Applied Social Sciences across disciplines including Management, Economics, Education, Psychology, Law, and Sociology. The portfolio consists of the core journal platform, peer review services, and various article types (Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Academic Essays). The journal operates a continuous publication model where accepted articles are published immediately upon completing peer review. Revenue is generated through Article Processing Charges (APC), with a current promotional waiver available through October 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ceniiac Journal: An international open-access academic journal dedicated to disseminating original research in Applied Social Sciences, published continuously with ISSN 3105-6237.

Products and services

• Ceniiac Journal International continuous Open Access academic journal (ISSN 3105-6237) dedicated to disseminating original and unpublished research in Applied Social Sciences, with focus on digital transformation, applied artificial intelligence, and sustainability. Operates on a continuous publication model where accepted articles are published immediately upon completing double-anonymized peer review, distributed under CC BY 4.0 license with DOI assignment.
• Peer Review Services Double-anonymized peer review service conducted by expert reviewers evaluating originality, impact, methodological rigor, and coherence of submitted manuscripts in Applied Social Sciences. Includes iThenticate plagiarism screening during initial editorial review.

Quantifiable outcome

• Review timeline of 6-12 weeks from submission to final decision
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PKP Publishing Services Network (Public Knowledge Project)coreTechnology or IntegrationCeniiac Journal is part of the PKP Publishing Services Network, utilizing Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.20 for journal management and publishing. PKP is an initiative by the Public Knowledge Project providing open-source software and hosting services for scholarly journals worldwide.
• CrossrefcoreTechnology or IntegrationCrossref provides DOI (Digital Object Identifier) assignment services for all articles published in Ceniiac Journal, ensuring discoverability, citability, and persistent access across scholarly databases. Publisher prefix: 10.64923.
• iThenticatecoreTechnology or IntegrationPlagiarism detection tool used by Ceniiac Journal during initial editorial review to verify manuscript originality and detect potential plagiarism or significant self-plagiarism.
• PKP Preservation Network (PKP-PN)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term digital preservation network ensuring uninterrupted access to all published content. Part of PKP's initiative to preserve OJS-hosted journals not affiliated with CLOCKSS or Portico.
• Academic Indexing Databases (Crossref, OpenAlex, BASE, Scilit, Semantic Scholar, The Lens, Google Scholar, WorldCat, etc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with 10+ academic indexing services ensures journal content is discoverable and visible across global scholarly infrastructure, enhancing citation potential and academic impact.
• Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)coreTechnology or IntegrationJournal publishes articles under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, allowing free use and redistribution with proper attribution while authors retain full copyright.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Frontiers: Frontiers publishes a portfolio of open access peer-reviewed journals with continuous publication and APC pricing, serving applied social sciences and adjacent fields. Comparable publishing infrastructure, peer-review model, and author-facing value proposition to Ceniiac.
• Cogent OA (Taylor & Francis): Cogent OA is Taylor & Francis's open access journal portfolio across humanities and social sciences with peer review, continuous publication, and APC-based revenue. Directly comparable journal format, subject coverage, and business model to Ceniiac Journal.
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): SCIRP operates a large portfolio of open access peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines with APC pricing and continuous publication, providing a comparable — though typically more established — OA journal business model to Ceniiac Journal.
• Hindawi (Wiley): Hindawi operated as a large open access journal publisher across multiple disciplines using peer review and APCs prior to acquisition by Wiley, providing a directly comparable open access journal model with similar cost structure to Ceniiac.
• PeerJ: PeerJ publishes open access peer-reviewed journals with APC pricing and a continuous publication model across several disciplines, representing a comparable OA peer-review publishing platform to Ceniiac.
• SAGE Open: SAGE Open is an open access, peer-reviewed mega-journal covering the full spectrum of the social sciences, hosted on OJS-style infrastructure with APC revenue — directly comparable scope, licensing, and pricing model to Ceniiac Journal.
• MDPI: MDPI is one of the world's largest open access journal publishers, operating hundreds of peer-reviewed journals across the social sciences and humanities with continuous publication and APC-based revenue — directly comparable business model to Ceniiac Journal.
• Sciendo (De Gruyter): Sciendo is De Gruyter's open access publishing platform hosting peer-reviewed academic journals across the social sciences with APC-based revenue and continuous publication, making it a directly comparable OA journal hosting model to Ceniiac Journal.

Emerging players

• Open Library of Humanities: OLH is a diamond open access publisher in the humanities and social sciences using OJS infrastructure with library-supported funding rather than APCs — comparable publishing platform and discipline coverage, though operating under a non-APC revenue model.

Others

• Public Knowledge Project (PKP): PKP develops the Open Journal Systems software that Ceniiac Journal runs on and provides the publishing services network that hosts the journal — an enabling infrastructure and ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, but central to Ceniiac's operating stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ceniiac
• Facebookfacebook.com/ceniiac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/negocios-globales-c-a

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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