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Academic Journal Publishingjournal.hep.com.cn

HEP Journals is the digital journal publishing platform of Higher Education Press, a Chinese state-owned publisher under the Ministry of Education. It operates 132+ peer-reviewed journals across engineering, life sciences, medicine, and social sciences, serving academic researchers globally.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Headcount101–250
GTM typeB2B
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

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HEP Journals is the digital journal publishing platform operated by Higher Education Press (HEP), a state-owned academic publisher under the Ministry of Education of China, headquartered at No.4 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The platform hosts 132+ peer-reviewed journals spanning engineering (58 journals), life sciences and medicine (66 journals), natural sciences, and social sciences and humanities (8 journals). It serves academic researchers, scholars, and institutions seeking open-access and subscription venues to publish and access peer-reviewed scientific literature, with international indexing in DOAJ, Scopus, ESCI, CSCD, and Clarivate.

The platform is built on a digital infrastructure integrating industry-standard manuscript submission systems (ScholarOne for IJMSD, Editorial Manager for Geohazard Mechanics, Manuscript Central for other journals), DOI assignment, XML-based article formatting, and multimedia content delivery including video abstracts and featured research summaries. It offers AI Search, advanced search with fig/tab search capabilities, and integrates with citation managers (EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite, BibTeX, RefWorks). The search index contains 83,584 records organized into 554 topical collections. Distribution is enabled through partnerships with international publishers including John Wiley & Sons (for the International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics) and Springer Nature (for Journal of Earth Science), and through integrations with TREND MD, Mendeley, EurekAlert, and AlphaGalileo.

The business model combines subscription-based access for most journals with open-access publishing for flagship titles such as Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (FASE), which is fully open access with no article processing charges under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Institutional partnerships with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Agricultural University, and Nanjing University of Science and Technology provide editorial governance, peer-review pipelines, and academic credibility. As a state-owned entity, HEP has no venture or private equity funding, no public listing, and operates with approximately 221 employees across editorial, technology, and distribution functions.

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Name: Nothing
Legal name: Higher Education Press
Website: https://journal.hep.com.cn
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 101–250 employees
Short description: HEP Journals is the digital journal publishing platform of Higher Education Press, a Chinese state-owned publisher under the Ministry of Education. It operates 132+ peer-reviewed journals across engineering, life sciences, medicine, and social sciences, serving academic researchers globally.
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Product category: Academic Journal Publishing
NAICS: Periodical Publishers (513120)
SIC: Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
akta.pro primary industry: Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)
akta.pro secondary industries: Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC), Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

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Academic journal publishing
Scholarly journals platform
Open access publishing
Peer reviewed journals
Scientific research publishing

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HQ city: Beijing
HQ country: China
HQ region: Asia

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GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
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Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Pay-as-you-go	FASE - Fully Open Access (No APC)

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Core offering

HEP Journals operates a digital academic publishing platform that publishes and distributes peer-reviewed scientific journals across multiple disciplines. The platform provides manuscript submission systems (ScholarOne, Editorial Manager, Manuscript Central), DOI assignment, advanced and AI-powered search, multimedia content including video abstracts, and access to 132+ journals spanning engineering, life sciences, medicine, natural sciences, and social sciences and humanities.

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FASE Impact Factor 2.8 (2024), five-year Impact Factor 3.5, CiteScore 5.6, JCR Q1 in Agronomy
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Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and minor.

Chinese Academy of EngineeringflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsorship of Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (FASE) journal. The Chinese Academy of Engineering is a key institutional partner providing academic prestige and strategic direction to the journal's development.
China Agricultural UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsorship of Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (FASE). The university provides editorial leadership (Editor-in-Chief Fusuo Zhang) and academic governance for the journal.
Higher Education PresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parent publishing organization that operates the HEP Journals platform and provides publishing infrastructure, editorial services, and distribution networks.
Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the IJMSD editorial office. NJUST provides editorial governance and academic oversight for the International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics.
John Wiley & SonsflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublishing partner for International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics (IJMSD). Wiley handles distribution through Wiley Online Library, production services, and international reach for the journal.
Springer NaturemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partner for Journal of Earth Science, which is published through Springer Link platform for global academic distribution.
ClarivatemajorTechnology or IntegrationProvides indexing and citation tracking services for HEP journals through Web of Science and other Clarivate products.
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)majorTechnology or IntegrationHEP journals including FASE are indexed in DOAJ for open-access discoverability and academic credibility.
EurekAlertminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAcademic newswire service for distributing press releases and news about journal publications and special issues.
AlphaGalileominorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean science news service for distributing journal announcements and research highlights to media.

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Direct peers

IEEE: Publisher of high-impact journals in engineering, computer science, and electronics. Comparable to HEP Journals' 58 Engineering titles and competes for similar authors in mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering.
Springer Nature: Major global academic publisher with extensive journal portfolio across STEM and social sciences. Directly comparable to HEP Journals as a multi-discipline scholarly publisher, and already an active distribution partner via Springer Link for Journal of Earth Science.
Taylor & Francis: Major academic publisher with broad journal portfolio across humanities, social sciences, and STEM. Comparable to HEP Journals in serving multidisciplinary scholarly audiences with indexed, peer-reviewed titles.
SAGE Publications: Academic publisher with strong portfolio in social sciences, humanities, and STEM journals. Comparable to HEP Journals' Social Sciences and Humanities titles (8 journals) and competes for similar institutional markets.
Elsevier: World's largest academic publisher operating ScienceDirect and a portfolio of thousands of peer-reviewed journals. Comparable to HEP Journals in core activity of scholarly journal publishing across all major disciplines.
Wiley: Global academic and scholarly publisher with a large journal portfolio and Wiley Online Library platform. Comparable to HEP Journals in scope and target audience, and already a co-publishing partner for IJMSD.

Broad incumbents

Cambridge University Press: University press with significant journal output across sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Comparable to HEP Journals as an established, multi-discipline scholarly publisher with strong indexing and impact factor rankings.
Oxford University Press (OUP): Established academic publisher with deep journal portfolio in humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. Comparable to HEP Journals across multiple disciplines and competes for similar institutional library subscriptions.

Emerging players

MDPI: Open-access academic publisher that has scaled rapidly through APC-funded journals. Comparable to HEP Journals' flagship open-access journals (e.g., FASE) and represents the primary open-access competitive model HEP is implicitly pursuing.
Frontiers Media: Open-access publisher focused on peer-reviewed journals across STEM and social sciences. Comparable to HEP Journals' open-access portfolio and a likely competitor for author mindshare among researchers seeking global visibility.

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Is Nothing a public or private company?

Nothing is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was Nothing founded?

Nothing was founded in -1. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Nothing based?

Nothing is headquartered in Beijing, China, in the Asia region.

Who are Nothing's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are IEEE, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, SAGE Publications, Elsevier and Wiley. Broad incumbents are Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press (OUP). Emerging players are MDPI and Frontiers Media.

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Nothing's product category is Academic Journal Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJABAC, Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed), with a secondary code of EDAGAFAI, Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing. Its NAICS code is 513120 and its SIC code is 2721.