International Scientific Research Association

What International Scientific Research Association does

International Scientific Research Association (ISRA), operating under the legal entity Research Culture Society (International Scientific Research Institute), is a private, founder-led research organization registered in India with an associate head office in San Bernardino, California. The organization runs a global portfolio of academic conferences, journals, Faculty Development Programs, books, awards, and internship programs, operating from Vadodara, Gujarat as its primary administrative base while coordinating events and MoU partnerships across at least 13 countries including India, Thailand, Malaysia, Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Greece, the United Kingdom, China, Ethiopia, Zambia, Sri Lanka, and the United States. The company is led by Director Dr. C. M. Patel with a lean team of 22 employees and relies on a distributed model of institutional co-organizers to host events.

The product portfolio is anchored by 11 registered conference brands covering science, engineering, technology, management, social sciences, literature, and linguistics (including ICRI, ISRC, IMSRC, ECSETI, ECRI, ICSETI, ICAET, ICSEGT, ICBMSEA, ICLLR, ICGTELLL), complemented by peer-reviewed scientific journals with stated UGC approval and impact factors of 9.241-9.47, ISBN-registered book publication services, the SRA Global Awards and RCS International Awards programs, free Research Internship Programmes, Special Lectures and MOOCs, and a 96+ institution MoU partnership network. The underlying technology consists of an online event management and virtual conference platform supporting hybrid physical/online participation in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and Punjabi, integrated with indexing partners such as Scopus, Google Scholar, ISSN, ISBN, and approximately 30 conference alert platforms.

The business model generates revenue through six streams: (1) conference and event registration fees ranging from Rs. 300-2000 INR / $8-250 USD per person by participation mode and participant type; (2) publication fees for research papers, proceedings, ISSN journals, ISBN books, and Scopus/WoS journal suggestions; (3) recurring annual professional, institutional, and corporate membership subscriptions; (4) award nomination fees of $80-120 USD for individuals and $150-1000 USD for institutions; (5) book sales at Rs. 100-1000 INR / $10-80 USD per book; and (6) corporate sponsorship and advertising packages ranging from $100-5000 USD per event. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, with the organization dispensing approximately 25,000 posters annually to academic channels and leveraging social media, email outreach to institutional heads, and conference indexing partnerships for participant acquisition.

Name

International Scientific Research Association

Legal name

Research Culture Society (International Scientific Research Institute)

Website

https://researchculturesociety.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Scientific Research Association (ISRA), trading as Research Culture Society, is a private India-based academic organization running international conferences, journals, FDPs, books, awards, and internships for teaching faculties, research scholars, students, and delegates across 13+ countries through a 96-institution MoU partnership network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Research and Professional Development Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Administration & Compliance (Sponsored Programs, IRB/REB) (EDADAKAH)

Keywords

• Academic conference organization
• Scientific research journals
• Faculty development programs
• Professional membership services
• Research publication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vadodara

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conference and Event Registration Fees: Primary revenue from physical and online participation fees for international conferences, seminars, workshops, and FDPs. Fees vary by participant type (student, researcher, academicians, industry delegate) and mode (physical/online), ranging from Rs. 300-2000 INR or $8-250 USD per person.
2. Publication Fees: Revenue from publication of research papers, articles, and conference proceedings in ISSN journals and ISBN books. Additional fees for Scopus/WoS journal suggestions and extra page charges for word limit exceeded submissions.
3. Professional Membership: Annual membership fees providing access to events, publications, and professional network. Membership categories include professional, institutional, and corporate tiers.
4. Award Nomination Fees: SRA Global Awards generate revenue through Gold and Silver category nomination fees. Individual nominations range from $80-120 USD, institutional nominations from $150-1000 USD depending on category.
5. Book Sales: Sale of published conference proceedings, abstract books, and authored books through the Published Books Library. Prices range from Rs. 100-1000 INR or $10-80 USD per book.
6. Sponsorship and Advertisement: Corporate sponsorship packages for events ranging from $100-5000 USD or Rs. 5,000-2,50,000 INR with tiered benefits including VIP seats, exhibition stalls, souvenir advertisements, and free registrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

International Scientific Research Association (ISRA) is a registered international research organization that organizes academic conferences, seminars, workshops, and Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) for universities, researchers, and students. It also publishes peer-reviewed scientific research journals and ISBN/ISSN books, runs the SRA Global Awards and RCS International Awards recognition programs, and offers professional, institutional, and corporate memberships. Operations span physical and online (hybrid) participation across India, Thailand, Malaysia, Ukraine, Poland, Ethiopia, and other international geographies.

Product overview

International Scientific Research Association (ISRA) operates as a registered international scientific research organization under the Research Culture Society umbrella. The organization functions as a platform-plus-services model offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic and professional development products. Core offerings include Scientific Research Journals (with UGC approval and impact factors), Conference Organization Services (international/national level conferences across multiple disciplines), Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs) and workshops, Book Publication Services with ISBN/ISSN, Awards programs (SRA Global Awards and RCS International Awards), Research Internship Programme, MoU Collaboration Services for institutions, and Special Lectures with MOOCs. These products work together to support teaching faculties, research scholars, students, and delegates in contributing to educational advancement and scientific research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scientific Research Journals

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000 posters dispatched annually for event promotion

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2026Host venue partner for ISRC-2026 International Scientific Research Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Provides venue facilities through UMPOINT service for conference delivery.
• Maharaja College, Ara (India)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2026Host institution for ICLLR-2026 International Conference on Literature, Languages and Religions in Ara, Bihar, India (September 19-20, 2026). Affiliated to Veer Kunwar Singh University.
• Shinawatra University (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Host institution for ICRI-2026 International Conference on Research and Innovations in Bangkok, Thailand (March 27-28, 2026). Provides conference venue at Shinawatra University Conference Hall and supports event organization.
• Eurasian Institute of Science and Technology, Eurasian University (EU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational institutional partner collaborating on academic events, research programs, and educational initiatives. Eurasian University provides support for conference organization and academic exchange programs.
• Eurasian Institute of Educational Technology, Eurasian University (EU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution for educational technology initiatives and faculty development programs in collaboration with RCS/ISRA.
• Institute of Service Management (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner from Germany collaborating on service management education, research conferences, and professional training programs.
• Asian Research FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey strategic partner for organizing international conferences including ICRI-2026 in Bangkok, ISRC-2026 in Malaysia, and ICGRTHE-2026 in Greater Noida. Provides institutional support and co-sponsorship for research events.
• International Languages CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for language and linguistics conferences including ICLLR-2026. Collaborates on multilingual conference support and language studies research initiatives.
• Matoshri College of Engineering & Research Centre (India)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting institution for ISRC-2026 conference organization. Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, contributing to event coordination and participant recruitment.
• RBMI Group of Institution (India)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer for ICGRTHE-2026 International Conference on Global Research Trends in Higher Education in Greater Noida. Affiliated to CCS University, hosting hybrid conference event.
• Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManagement Institute at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) co-organizes ICGRTHE-2026. Contributes international academic expertise and participant network from Poland.
• Kryvyi Rih National University (Ukraine)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU partner for Automation, Computer Science and Technology Department collaboration. Supports joint educational events and research programs.
• Chreso University (Zambia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational MoU partner from Africa for academic exchange programs, conference collaboration, and research initiatives.
• Sabaragamuwa University of Sri LankamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU partner for Department of Languages collaboration, supporting language and cultural research exchange programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• IEEE: IEEE is a globally dominant professional association running hundreds of conferences annually and publishing flagship journals—relevant as the institutional incumbent ISRA competes against for premium researchers and indexing credibility, though IEEE operates in a much higher-tier segment.
• ResearchGate: ResearchGate is a much larger-scale professional community platform for scientists and researchers with broader discovery and networking capabilities; comparable to ISRA's community-led GTM targeting researchers, though operating at vastly different scale and technology depth.
• Springer Nature: Springer Nature operates a large portfolio of academic journals, books, and scientific conferences, similar to ISRA's combined publication and conference model but at far greater scale with stronger indexing and brand recognition.
• Elsevier (RELX): Elsevier is the leading global scientific publisher and major conference organizer across disciplines; directly comparable as the dominant incumbent offering publication-and-conference services to the same researcher base, operating at vastly larger scale.

Others

• All Conference Alert: All Conference Alert operates as a conference-listing and alert service used by researchers to discover events—one of the indexing partners ISRA explicitly lists—adjacent/ecosystem service rather than direct competition.
• Conference Alerts: Conference Alerts aggregates and lists academic conferences worldwide and is one of ISRA's listed indexing/alert partners; relevant as an adjacent enabling platform that ISRA relies on for marketing visibility rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• OMICS International: OMICS ran one of the world's largest conference series (later impacted by FTC action) and operates open-access journals, directly comparable to ISRA's conference-journal-awards portfolio model in the same open-access scientific dissemination market segment.
• International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE): IISTE organizes international conferences and publishes open-access journals for researchers and academics across multiple disciplines with member-discounted participation, sharing ISRA's event-and-publication dual model targeting similar academic segments.
• World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET): WASET organizes large volumes of international scientific conferences across engineering, science, and technology disciplines with open submission models serving researchers globally—directly comparable to ISRA's multi-series international conference model with similar participant fee structures and indexing partnerships.
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): SCIRP operates a portfolio of open-access scientific journals and international conferences with author-pays publication fees, closely paralleling ISRA's combined journal publication and international conference organization offerings with similar target customer (researchers seeking publication venues).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RCS_ORG
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXwDR0CGIf9nHc-U9mgGI6w
• Facebookfacebook.com/ResearchCultureSocietyRCS
• Pinterestpinterest.ca/researchculturesociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-scientific-research-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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