StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H.

What StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H. does

StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H. is an Austrian academic publishing house headquartered in Innsbruck, Tyrol, operating as a private limited company (Ges.m.b.H.) with approximately 6 employees. The company produces scholarly books, academic journals, and organized book series focused on Austrian regional studies — particularly Tyrol, South Tyrol, and Vorarlberg — as well as contemporary history, pedagogy and didactics, cultural studies, architecture, and related disciplines. Its catalog includes works by recognized subject-matter experts, notably Rolf Steininger on South Tyrol contemporary history, and operates a specialized imprint called Skarabaeus.

The business runs on a traditional publishing model with two core revenue streams: one-time book sales (physical and ebook) priced individually between roughly €13.90 and €49.90 per title, and recurring journal subscriptions for periodicals such as schulheft (education) and MONTFORT (Vorarlberg regional history). Distribution is achieved through a multi-channel network of Austrian and German book retailers (Tyrolia, Thalia.at, Hugendubel, Morawa, Wagnersche, Haymon Buchhandlung, heyn.at, Seeseiten) supplemented by direct-to-consumer e-commerce on studienverlag.at accepting credit card, PayPal, and Sofortüberweisung. The website supports the marketing function with book previews, author information, press reviews, newsletter sign-ups, and an events section for book presentations.

The customer base is horizontally segmented across academic researchers, historians, and educators in the DACH region (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), with shipping extending across the EU. The publisher shows no AI/ML capabilities, no venture or institutional funding, no acquisitions, no leadership changes, and no public listing — consistent with an independently held, mature niche operation that maintains a continuous but modest publication pipeline through 2023-2026.

Name

StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H.

Legal name

StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H.

Website

https://studienverlag.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H. is an Innsbruck-based Austrian academic publisher (6 employees) producing scholarly books, journals, and book series on Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and South Tyrol regional history, pedagogy, and cultural studies for DACH-region researchers and educators via retail and direct channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing (MPAJABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Academic book publishing
• Scholarly journals
• Regional history publications
• Pedagogy and didactics
• Austrian cultural studies

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of academic books and monographs covering history, pedagogy, cultural studies, and regional Tirol studies. Books are sold individually at various price points (e.g., 34.90€, 49.90€, 29.90€). Both physical and ebook formats available.
2. Journal Subscriptions: Academic journals published periodically including schulheft (education), MONTFORT (Vorarlberg regional history), and others. Available by subscription.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

StudienVerlag is an Austrian academic publishing house based in Innsbruck that publishes scholarly books, academic journals, and curated book series focused on regional history (Tirol, Vorarlberg, South Tyrol), contemporary history (Zeitgeschichte), pedagogy and didactics, cultural and social sciences, architecture, and law. The company distributes both physical and ebook editions through its own e-commerce storefront and through Austrian and German bookstore chains.

Product overview

StudienVerlag Ges.m.b.H. is an Austrian academic publishing house based in Innsbruck that produces scholarly books, journals, and book series primarily focused on regional studies (particularly Tyrol, South Tyrol, Vorarlberg), history, education/didactics, cultural studies, and architecture. The portfolio includes physical books and ebooks distributed through multiple retail partners, organized into thematic book series and periodicals. The company also hosts events related to its publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bücher (Academic Books) Academic and scholarly books covering Architecture, History (including Jewish history, contemporary history, history/political didactics), Cultural and Social Sciences (film studies, women's studies, cultural studies, art history, literary studies, media/communication, musicology, philosophy, politics), Pedagogy and Didactics (German as a foreign language, German didactics, educational sciences, adult/continuing education, teacher education), Arunda, Freemason literature, Health, and Law. Includes the Tirolensien category for Tyrol regional studies. Targeted at academic researchers, scholars, and educators.
• Zeitschriften (Academic Journals)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Löwenzahn Verlag: Austrian academic and educational publisher within the same sister-publisher network, focusing on history, pedagogy, and culture — directly comparable in editorial scope and DACH market position.
• facultas: Vienna-based academic and university press publisher serving the Austrian scholarly community with comparable humanities, social sciences, and pedagogy catalogs.
• Verlag der Apfel: Austrian independent publisher active in academic and educational titles, with overlapping author and reader demographics in the DACH scholarly market.
• Haymon Verlag: Austrian independent academic and literary publisher based in Innsbruck that shares overlapping regional/Tyrolean focus, sister-brand relationship, and similar author base — making it the closest direct comparable.
• Universitätsverlag Wagner: Innsbruck-based university-affiliated academic press linked with StudienVerlag via shared sister-imprint network; comparable in regional academic publishing scope and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• transcript Verlag: German academic publisher strong in cultural studies, social sciences, and humanities — competes for the same institutional library purchasing and authors as StudienVerlag.
• Böhlau Verlag: Established German-language academic publisher (Vienna/Köln) with broad humanities and history catalogs; serves similar authors and institutional customers at significantly larger scale.
• Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: Long-established German academic publisher with deep humanities and pedagogy catalog; competes for similar institutional library budgets and German-language scholarly authors.
• De Gruyter: Major international academic publisher with extensive humanities and history programs; competes for the same German-language authors and library budgets, but at vastly larger scale.
• LIT Verlag: International academic publisher with strong German-language humanities and pedagogy offerings; operates at larger scale with similar editorial scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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