European Scientific Institute, ESI

What European Scientific Institute, ESI does

European Scientific Institute (ESI) is a Spain-domiciled nonprofit academic organization founded in 2010 by researchers who experienced barriers created by pay-to-read publishing, particularly affecting scholars from emerging economies. The organization operates an open-access publishing platform comprising four peer-reviewed journals (three thematic and one interdisciplinary) plus a multidisciplinary preprint service (esipreprints.org and eujournal.org), all run under an open peer review model emphasizing transparency and accessibility. Beyond publishing, ESI has organized 120+ international conferences across five continents and operates postdoctoral programs through hybrid and online modules with research visits hosted at 10 partner universities across 9 countries. Supporting services include the ESI Academic Membership Network (49 EUR/year individual, 2,000 EUR/year institutional), the ESI Research Advancement Program (a 6-month mentorship at 890 EUR), and the ESI & Peace initiative offering free open-access publication for peace-related research. ESI claims to have supported 50,000+ authors and 400+ postdoctoral researchers through a network of 100+ partner universities.

ESI's business model is a portfolio of individually small but diversified revenue streams: individual and institutional membership subscriptions, tiered postdoctoral program fees ranging from 890 EUR to 3,650 EUR (plus a Roberto Kertesz Full Scholarship offering 6 free places per cohort), the Research Advancement Program, and conference participation revenue. Distribution is dual-channel: a self-service digital platform at euinstitute.net supplemented by direct relationships through the host university network and conference circuit. The organization holds formal affiliations with UNESCO (World Science Day partnership) and the United Nations Academic Impact initiative, and is led by founding president Dr. Jovan Shopovski alongside a 19-member international PhD team spanning editorial, advisory, and programmatic roles. Go-to-market centers on event-driven and community-led motions: international conferences drive awareness and membership acquisition, while the postdoctoral program and partner university referrals convert researchers into paying participants.

Name

European Scientific Institute, ESI

Legal name

European Scientific Institute

Website

https://euinstitute.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

European Scientific Institute (ESI) is a Spain-based nonprofit founded in 2010 that operates open-access academic journals, organizes 120+ international conferences, and runs postdoctoral and research advancement programs serving 50,000+ authors and 100+ partner universities globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing and Research Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Short-Term Academic Program Providers (Multi-Discipline) (EDAIAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships) (EDAIABAC), Virtual Recruitment Events, Fairs & Webinar Platforms (EDAIACAF)

Keywords

• Open-access publishing
• Academic conferences
• Postdoctoral programs
• Scholarly journals
• Research mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Kočani

HQ country

North Macedonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academic Membership Subscriptions: Individual memberships at 49 EUR/12 months and institutional memberships at 2,000 EUR/12 months providing access to profiles, masterclasses, conventions, and conference discounts.
2. Postdoctoral Program Fees: 12-month hybrid postdoctoral program with multiple pricing tiers: Partial Scholarship (1,950 EUR), Online Module (890 EUR), Regular Fee (3,650 EUR). Includes Roberto Kertesz Full Scholarship with 6 places available.
3. Research Advancement Program: 6-month online program with personalized mentorship and academic training. Full participation fee of 890 Euros includes online support, training courses, and conference participation.
4. Conference Participation: Revenue from conference registrations and events organized across five continents, including discounts for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

European Scientific Institute (ESI) operates an open-access academic platform comprising four peer-reviewed scientific journals, 120+ international conferences across five continents, postdoctoral programs delivered in collaboration with partner universities, an academic membership network, and a research advancement mentorship program. The organization delivers its services through digital platforms and physical research visits to host universities across nine countries, supporting more than 50,000 authors and 400+ postdoctoral researchers globally.

Product overview

European Scientific Institute (ESI) is an academic platform that operates as a portfolio of interconnected scholarly services rather than a single unified product. The core offerings include ESI Journals (four open-access peer-reviewed journals), ESI Events (120+ international conferences across five continents), and the ESI Postdoctoral Program (with hybrid and fully online modules featuring research visits to partner universities). Supporting services include the ESI Academic Membership Network (providing professional profiles and networking), ESI Research Advancement Program (mentorship-driven manuscript development), ESI Preprints (preprint publication platform), and ESI & Peace (peacebuilding initiative with free publication for peace-related research). Together, these services form an integrated academic ecosystem supporting 50,000+ authors and 400+ postdoctoral researchers across 100+ partner universities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

70 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• University of La Laguna, SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary host university for postdoctoral programs and ESI Annual Conference. Located in Tenerife, Spain, providing research visit facilities and academic collaboration.
• New York Institute of Technology/Center for Global Health, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on global health research initiatives and academic exchange programs.
• Cracow University of Economics, PolandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for economics research collaboration and academic exchanges in Central Europe.
• University of the Azores, PortugalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Center of Legal-Economic Studies (CEJE) and Azores-based research activities.
• University D'Annunzio of Chieti–Pescara, ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for postdoctoral program with focus on medical English and life sciences research.
• University of Almeria, SpainsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMediterranean regional partner for conferences and academic exchanges.
• University of Catania, ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular host for ESI conferences and postdoctoral program research visits.
• University of Flores, ArgentinasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American partner for regional academic collaboration and Roberto Kertesz memorial activities.
• Daugavpils University, LatviasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic region partner for postdoctoral research visits and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• University of Craiova, RomaniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastern European partner for academic exchanges and research collaboration.
• Botswana Accountancy College, Gaborone, BotswanasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican regional partner supporting emerging economies research access.
• Mykolas Romeris University, LithuaniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic partner for law and social sciences research collaboration.
• Arab Open University, LebanonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiddle Eastern partner for academic exchanges in Arabic-speaking regions.
• University of Santiago, Cape VerdesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican Portuguese-speaking partner for regional academic collaboration.
• Damanhour University, EgyptsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth African partner for research collaboration and academic exchanges.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO Partnership for World Science Day Celebration, demonstrating commitment to global scientific collaboration.
• United Nations, Academic ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Academic Impact Affiliation aligning ESI with UN global education and research initiatives.
• University of Madeira, PortugalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic island partner for interdisciplinary research and conference hosting.
• IBAIS University, BangladeshsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Asian partner for research collaboration in emerging economies.
• Middle East University, JordansupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for Middle East academic collaboration.
• DSEE/Bilkent University, TurkeysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish partner for educational sciences research collaboration.
• Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus Sector partner hosting Mediterranean International Centre for Human Rights Research and New Technologies and Law postdoctoral program.
• CITAD/Lusiada University, Lisbon, PortugalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese partner for legal and economic studies collaboration.
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier Indian research university partner for Asian research collaboration and postdoctoral hosting.
• Odessa Law Academy, UkrainesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastern European partner for law research and academic exchanges.
• World Academy of Art and SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner of WAAS demonstrating commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and global academic excellence.
• Sakarya University/Institute of Educational Sciences, TurkeysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish partner for educational sciences collaboration.
• University of Economics/Faculty of Economics, Czech RepublicsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral European economics research partner.
• University of Osijek, Croatia/Faculty of LawsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBalkan partner for legal studies collaboration.
• Yerevan Gladzor University, ArmeniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaucasus region partner for academic exchanges.
• University of Zambia, ZambiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSub-Saharan African partner for emerging economies research access.
• University of Sonora/Faculty of Agriculture, MexicosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American agricultural sciences partner.
• University Grigol Robakidze, Tbilisi, GeorgiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for postdoctoral research with FREE ACCOMMODATION. Regional hub for Eurasian academic collaboration.
• Cadi Ayyad University, MoroccosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth African partner for regional collaboration.
• Private Institute of Management and Business, BelarussupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastern European partner for business research.
• Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, PhilippinessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoutheast Asian partner for technical education collaboration.
• University of Quisqueya, HaitisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaribbean partner for academic exchanges.
• Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, RomaniasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastern European partner for interdisciplinary research.
• University of Aruba, ArubasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaribbean partner with connection to Rector Viola Heutger for academic leadership.
• North-West University, South AfricasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican premier research university partner.
• University of Extremadura, SpainsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner for conference hosting and regional collaboration.
• University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, PolandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral European partner for applied sciences research.
• Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, UkrainesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian partner for pedagogical research collaboration.
• Swedish Iraqi Network at Lund University, SwedensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerScandinavian partner for cross-cultural academic exchange.
• International Academy for Management, Law, Business and FInances, KyrgystansupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral Asian partner for interdisciplinary business education.
• Mingachevir State University, AzerbaijansupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaucasus partner for regional academic collaboration.
• Georgian National University, SEU, GeorgiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorgian partner for national academic collaboration.
• Odesa Law Academy, UkrainesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian law education partner.
• Centro de Formación Técnica de la Región Coquimbo, ChilesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth American technical education partner.
• University of Celaya, MexicosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican partner for regional academic collaboration.
• AMBIS University, Czech RepublicsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for postdoctoral program in Czech Republic with modern business education focus.
• Azerbaijan Tourism and Management UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaucasus partner for tourism and hospitality management research.
• Marista University of San Luis Potosi, MexicosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican Catholic university partner for interdisciplinary collaboration.
• University of Economics and Human Sciences, PolandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish partner for economics and social sciences research.
• Saint Joseph (USJ), Macao, ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for postdoctoral program with FREE ACCOMMODATION. Key Asian partner with reduced meal prices for participants.
• University of Ciego de Avila, CubasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaribbean partner for regional academic collaboration.
• Institute of Postgraduate Studies, MexicosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican partner for graduate education collaboration.
• International Black Sea University, GeorgiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorgian partner for international studies collaboration.
• College of Economics and Computer Sciences in Crakow, PolandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish partner for interdisciplinary economics and technology research.
• Budapest Metropolitan University, HungarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for postdoctoral program in Central Europe with focus on metropolitan studies.
• ADEN University, PanamasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral American partner for regional academic collaboration.
• Tashkent International University of Education, UzbekistansupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral Asian partner for education research collaboration.
• Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, UkrainesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian premier economics university partner.
• Business College, KosovosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBalkan partner for business education collaboration.
• Manisa Celal Bayar University, TurkeysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish partner for research collaboration in western Anatolia.
• Simon Bolivar Andean University, EcuadorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for postdoctoral program in South America, major Andean regional partner.
• Uganda Christian University, UgandasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEast African partner for faith-based academic collaboration.
• Hurghada University, EgyptsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Sea region Egyptian partner for regional collaboration.
• University Roma Tre, ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoman host university for postdoctoral program with focus on law and social sciences.
• SRM University, IndiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndian partner for technology and research collaboration.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-curated directory that indexes and promotes open-access journals globally. While not a publisher, ESI's journals are likely registered there, and DOAJ's quality standards influence credibility across the open-access ecosystem in which ESI operates.

Emerging players

• ResearchGate: ResearchGate is an academic social networking platform that enables researcher profiles, paper sharing, and collaboration. While not a publisher, it competes for ESI's target researcher audience and engagement time.
• Academia.edu: Academia.edu is a widely used academic networking and paper-sharing platform. It competes with ESI's membership and academic networking offerings for researcher attention and serves as an alternative discovery channel for the same audience.
• Cogitatio Press: Cogitatio Press is an open-access academic publisher focusing on social sciences and interdisciplinary research. It shares ESI's multidisciplinary open-access positioning and target author base.

Broad incumbents

• PLOS (Public Library of Science): PLOS is a leading nonprofit open-access publisher with established flagship journals (PLOS ONE, PLOS Biology). It is a broader incumbent in the same open-access category with significantly larger scale and brand recognition.
• SAGE Open: SAGE Open is the open-access arm of SAGE Publications, a major established publisher. It serves as a broad incumbent offering open-access publishing alternatives with the backing of a legacy publisher.

Direct peers

• MDPI: MDPI is one of the largest open-access academic publishers globally, publishing hundreds of peer-reviewed journals across disciplines. It directly competes with ESI in the open-access journal space and is the most relevant commercial-scale comparison.
• Hindawi: Hindawi (now part of Wiley) operated a large open-access journal portfolio across multiple disciplines, directly competing with ESI's multidisciplinary publishing and global author acquisition model before its dissolution.
• Open Library of Humanities: The Open Library of Humanities is a nonprofit open-access publisher in the humanities and social sciences, sharing ESI's mission-driven, library-supported model and direct overlap in social sciences and humanities publishing scope.
• Frontiers Media: Frontiers operates a portfolio of open-access, peer-reviewed journals across science and humanities with an emphasis on open peer review, mirroring ESI's core publishing model. It is a well-funded competitor targeting similar researcher audiences.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esi-archamps

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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