Editoriale Scientifica Srl

What Editoriale Scientifica Srl does

Editoriale Scientifica Srl is a Naples-based Italian academic publisher organized as a privately held Società a responsabilità limitata (Srl), publishing books, eBooks, and journals across legal studies, economics, literature, political science, history, and culture. Its portfolio traces back to 1962 with the journal "Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali" and today encompasses roughly a dozen journal titles spanning community law, public services, human rights, environmental law, and broader society-and-law themes, alongside multiple book collections including the "ES Lettere" literature imprint, university textbooks, legal codes, and the "Titoli per Concorsi" exam-preparation line targeted at Italian public-administration candidates. The company serves three principal customer segments: university students and academics, legal professionals and scholars, and civil-service examination candidates.

The underlying technology is a digital publishing stack supporting e-commerce sales, eBook distribution, Open Access journal hosting, and recurring subscription management, with distribution combining direct online sales through its own storefront and a regional physical-book distributor network. Revenue is generated via three primary mechanics: one-time book purchases priced at €7.60–€66.50 per title, recurring journal subscriptions priced at €4.50–€370.00 per year, and freemium Open Access journals supported through institutional relationships. Marketing is conducted primarily through organic channels — a Facebook page, Instagram account, email newsletter, the e-commerce platform, and news/events publishing — without documented paid acquisition, partnerships, or platform integrations.

The firm operates with approximately 15 employees from a single headquarters at Palazzo Marigliano in Naples, serving the Italian domestic market exclusively, with no documented international distribution, English-language catalog, or translation program. No funding rounds, acquisitions, patents, trademarks, certifications, or AI capabilities are referenced in the available data, and growth signals consist solely of continued front-list publishing output and incremental Open Access launches within the existing Italian legal niche.

Name

Editoriale Scientifica Srl

Legal name

Editoriale Scientifica Srl

Website

https://editorialescientifica.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Editoriale Scientifica Srl is a Naples-based Italian academic publisher producing books, eBooks, and journals across law, economics, literature, and political science for universities, legal professionals, and public-administration candidates, with a back catalog dating to 1962.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Book Publishers (513130), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science) (EDAGABAD), Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Academic publishing
• Legal scholarship
• Scientific journals
• Open access publishing
• University textbooks

Headquarters

HQ city

Napoli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of printed and digital academic/legal books through own e-commerce platform. Books range from €7.60 to €66.50, covering law, economics, literature, political science, and history.
2. Journal Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to academic journals in printed and/or digital format. Pricing ranges from €4.50 per issue to €370.00 for annual subscriptions across multiple journals.
3. Open Access Publications: Free access to Open Access journals including Alimenta, Costituzionalismo.it, Diritti lavori mercati, and others, with potential funding through institutional partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Editoriale Scientifica Srl is an Italian academic publisher based in Naples that publishes and sells printed and digital books (Libri) and academic journals (Riviste) covering law, economics, literature, political science, history, and culture. The company distributes through its own e-commerce platform and a network of distributors, offering both subscription-based and Open Access journal models.

Product overview

Editoriale Scientifica Srl is an Italian academic publisher based in Naples offering a unified publishing platform that encompasses physical and digital books (Libri) across multiple disciplines and journals (Riviste) in print and online formats, including Open Access options. The product portfolio includes book collections organized by subject area (legal studies, economics, literature, political sciences, history and culture, foreign language publications) and by genre (competition exam preparation books, legal codes, university textbooks, eBooks, standalone publications). Journals are available in both traditional subscription formats (with titles like Critica del Diritto and Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali founded in 1962) and Open Access formats. The platform operates as an e-commerce site integrated with institutional IP-based account configuration, without any documented API or AI capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Libri (Books) Academic and scientific books covering legal studies, economics, literature, political sciences, history, and culture, including competition exam preparation titles, legal codes, university textbooks, and standalone publications available in print and digital formats.
• eBook
• Riviste (Journals) Peer-reviewed academic journals available in print and/or online formats spanning legal studies, international law, environmental law, healthcare law, agricultural law, public law, and arts law. Notable titles include Critica del Diritto, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali (founded 1962), Diritti Lavori Mercati, Diritto e Società (from 2012), and The Italian Journal of Public Law.
• Riviste Open Access (Open Access Journals) Free open access journals including Costituzionalismo.it, Diritto e clima, Dottrina fiscale, Freedom Security & Justice: European Legal Studies, Journal du droit transnational, Nuoveautonomie.it, Ordine Internazionale e Diritti Umani, Alimenta, and others.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Distributori NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEditoriale Scientifica works with a network of distributors to expand reach of their academic and legal publications across Italy and potentially internationally. The distributors page is listed in the main navigation, indicating importance to their distribution strategy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carocci Editore: Italian academic publisher with a strong university textbook and humanities list. Comparable in scale, catalog breadth across social sciences, and target audience of Italian academics and students.
• CEDAM (Wolters Kluwer Italy): Italian legal publisher (Wolters Kluwer group) producing university textbooks, legal codes, and journals. Direct overlap with Editoriale Scientifica's legal scholarship and university manual product lines.
• Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre: Leading Italian legal and tax publisher with deep catalog of codes, commentaries, and journals serving the same lawyers, courts, and academic institutions as Editoriale Scientifica. Closest comparable in subject matter and customer base.
• Il Mulino: Major Italian academic publisher covering law, economics, political science, and history — directly overlapping with Editoriale Scientifica's Collane di Diritto, Collane di Economia, and Collane di Scienze Politiche.
• FrancoAngeli: Italian academic publisher with strong economics, social sciences, and humanities catalog. Directly comparable in target market (Italian academics, students, libraries) and subject coverage.
• Vita e Pensiero: Italian academic publisher owned by Università Cattolica, active in law, economics, political science, and humanities journals and books. Comparable as a domestic scholarly publisher serving the same institutional readers.

Broad incumbents

• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): Major international academic publisher with extensive humanities and social sciences list, including law journals. Competes with Editoriale Scientifica for Italian and European academic authors and readers.
• Elsevier: Global leader in academic and legal publishing with extensive journal portfolio. Serves overlapping author and institutional customer base, particularly through ScienceDirect and journal subscription models.
• Wolters Kluwer: Global legal and regulatory information incumbent owning CEDAM and other Italian legal brands. Provides broader portfolio and digital platforms that overlap with Editoriale Scientifica's law-focused offerings.

Emerging players

• Bononia University Press: Smaller Italian academic press focused on law, humanities, and social sciences. Comparable as a niche scholarly publisher pursuing similar author and institutional segments in Italy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1617069841857207
• Instagraminstagram.com/editorialescientifica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/editoriale-scientifica-srl

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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