Social Research Foundation

What Social Research Foundation does

Social Research Foundation is an India-based academic society registered and headquartered in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, that operates a portfolio of six peer-reviewed research journals — Asian Resonance, Periodic Research (Research Times), Shrinkhla Ek Shodhparak Vaicharik Patrika (a Hindi-language journal), Remarking An Analisation, Innovation The Research Concept, and Anthology The Research — published continuously since 2013 with quarterly or monthly cadences across disciplines including education, economics, sciences, humanities, social sciences, law, political science, psychology, computer science, and microbiology. The foundation also publishes an edited book program of more than 100 titles with ISBNs spanning science, social science, humanities, environment, technology, literature, and commerce, and organizes seminars and workshops for the research community.

Its primary customers are individual research scholars (PhD, MPhil, and academic writers) seeking publication venues, along with academic institutions subscribing to its publications. The foundation's stated mission is to improve the quality and standard of Indian higher education by providing accessible peer-reviewed publication platforms, author and reviewer guidelines, and interdisciplinary forums.

Revenue is generated through three streams: per-paper publication processing charges (Rs. 2,000 for an online copy with e-certificate or Rs. 3,000 for online plus print with hard copy certificate), annual institutional membership for online plus print access (Rs. 4,000), and book publishing (online and print). Distribution is primarily through the foundation's own website with online submission and viewing, supplemented by direct postal delivery of print copies within India. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding, no headcount data, and no technology platform beyond a content management and submission portal.

Name

Social Research Foundation

Legal name

Social Research Foundation

Website

https://socialresearchfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Social Research Foundation is an India-based academic society that publishes six peer-reviewed research journals and 100+ edited books across multiple disciplines, serving PhD/MPhil scholars and academic institutions in India with publication processing charges and institutional memberships since 2013.

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Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD), Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK), Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Peer-reviewed research
• Scholarly book publishing
• Research seminar services
• Higher education research

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanpur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publication Processing Charges: The foundation charges authors for paper publication services including online copy with e-certificate (Rs. 2000) or online + print version with hard copy certificate (Rs. 3000). Additional charges apply for extra hard copy per author.
2. Institutional Membership: Annual institutional membership (Online + Print) for Rs. 4000 provides access to publications for academic institutions.
3. Book Publishing: Publication of edited books across science, social science, humanities, and multidisciplinary research topics. Books are available in both online and printed formats with ISBNs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Social Research Foundation is a non-profit academic publishing organization based in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, that publishes 6 peer-reviewed research journals and more than 100 scholarly books across science, technology, social sciences, management, and the humanities. It complements publishing with research seminars, conferences, and author-counseling guidelines aimed at improving higher education and supporting research scholars in India and overseas.

Product overview

Social Research Foundation operates as a platform for higher education research, offering a portfolio of six peer-reviewed research journals spanning multiple disciplines (Asian Resonance, Periodic Research/Research Times, Shrinkhla Ek Shodhparak Vaicharik Patrika, Remarking An Analisation, Innovation The Research Concept, and Anthology The Research). These journals are published in various frequencies (monthly to quarterly) and cover subjects including Education, Economics, Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, and Computer Science. The foundation also publishes edited books and research compendiums available in online and print formats. The platform provides publication ethics guidelines, reviewer guidelines, and author submission processes for research scholars.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peer-reviewed Research Journals A portfolio of 6 peer-reviewed academic journals covering science, technology, social sciences, management, and humanities, published periodically by Social Research Foundation for research scholars, faculty, and institutional subscribers in India and overseas. Authors pay publication processing charges and readers/subscribers gain access through individual subscriptions or institutional membership.
• Scholarly Books A catalog of more than 100 scholarly books and monographs published by Social Research Foundation across science, technology, social sciences, management, and humanities. Books are sold directly to individual authors, libraries, and institutional members and complement the foundation's journal program.
• Research Seminars and Conferences Research seminars, conferences, and academic events organized by Social Research Foundation for research scholars, faculty, and students, intended to complement the foundation's publishing program and support scholarly exchange in India.
• Institutional Membership An annual institutional membership priced at Rs. 4,000 per year, sold to Indian universities, colleges, and academic libraries to provide their faculty and students with access to Social Research Foundation's journal and book portfolio.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• P.P.N. College, KanpurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2023Social Research Foundation and P.P.N. College, Kanpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on academic and research activities. The partnership aims to promote research culture and facilitate joint scholarly initiatives between the foundation and the institution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• ResearchGate: ResearchGate is an academic-networking and discovery platform used by the same PhD/research-scholar persona as Social Research Foundation. It is a partial peer on the community-led GTM motion even though it is not a journal publisher itself.

Broad incumbents

• MDPI: MDPI is a large Basel-based open-access publisher with a similarly broad multi-disciplinary journal portfolio and author-pays APC model. It is the closest scaled analog to Social Research Foundation's publishing strategy and a useful benchmark for credibility trajectory.
• Frontiers Media: Frontiers is a large open-access scholarly publisher using an author-pays model across many disciplines with peer-review governance — a larger and more established version of the same multi-discipline publishing thesis Social Research Foundation pursues.

Direct peers

• David Publishing Company: David Publishing runs open-access journals and books across humanities, social sciences, and education with author-pays APCs — directly comparable to Social Research Foundation's portfolio scope and revenue model.
• Hindawi: Hindawi (now part of Wiley) operated a broad open-access, author-pays journal portfolio with multi-discipline coverage, comparable to Social Research Foundation's model. It serves as the most direct historical analog including the reputational and indexing dynamics that affect such publishers.
• IISTE (International Institute for Science, Technology and Education): IISTE operates low-cost open-access journals across multiple disciplines with author-paid APCs — a small-scale peer whose operational model and pricing structure closely mirror Social Research Foundation's.
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): SCIRP is an open-access scholarly publisher with low APCs and broad cross-disciplinary coverage that has repeatedly appeared on predatory-publisher watchlists — making it a structurally similar operator and a cautionary reference point.

Regional players

• Indianjournals.com (Informatics): Informatics aggregates and hosts Indian scholarly journals, including many regional-language and India-focused titles — a comparable India-anchored platform for academic journal discovery and access.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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