Alpes Italia

What Alpes Italia does

Alpes Italia srl Casa Editrice is an Italian academic publishing house headquartered in Rome (Via Giuseppe Gatteschi 23) that publishes in Italian exclusively across psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychiatry, clinical psychology, and related behavioral and mental health disciplines. Its core catalog consists of three product lines: Libri (books spanning academic texts, clinical guides, and scholarly works), Periodici (academic journals such as European Journal of Psychoanalysis, Attualità Lacaniana, IL POLITECNICO, and KOINOS), and Collane (more than 70 thematic book series organized by therapeutic tradition and specialization). Two additional service lines — ECM (Continuing Medical Education for healthcare professionals) and Foreign Rights licensing — sit alongside the core publishing business.

Distribution runs on three parallel rails: direct B2C/B2B e-commerce through the proprietary alpesitalia.it storefront (with user registration, shopping cart, and account login), national physical wholesale through Messaggerie Italiane spa (Milano), and digital content distribution through the Casalini Libri Torrossa platform for e-books and periodicals. Editorial standards are enforced via a scientific board and peer-review process for periodicals, and the publisher participates in major industry events including the Salone del Libro di Torino.

The revenue model combines one-time book sales (priced €8 to €39 per title) with recurring periodical subscriptions; e-books are sold as one-time perpetual licenses. The company serves practicing psychologists and psychotherapists, university and academic institution libraries, mental health and psychiatry professionals, and continuing-education learners. Alpes Italia is a privately held Italian limited liability company (srl) with no disclosed ownership, headcount, funding, or revenue figures; no parent company or institutional investor is identified in the source material.

Name

Alpes Italia

Legal name

Alpes Italia srl

Website

https://alpesitalia.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alpes Italia Casa Editrice is an Italian academic publishing house that publishes Italian-language books, periodicals, and thematic book series in psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and related mental health disciplines, serving clinicians, academics, students, and universities in Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Academic publishing
• Psychology publishing
• Psychoanalysis books
• Mental health journals
• Scholarly periodicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of academic and clinical books in psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and related fields through direct online sales and national distribution network.
2. Periodical Subscriptions: Sale of academic journals and periodicals covering psychoanalytic studies, environmental topics, and psychotherapy research.
3. E-book Sales: Digital content distribution through Casalini Libri / Torrossa platform, including available e-book versions of select titles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alpes Italia is an Italian academic publishing house that publishes, distributes, and licenses books, peer-reviewed periodicals, and thematic book series in psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychiatry, and related clinical and mental health disciplines. Its catalog is organized into specialized series (Collane) and it also offers continuing medical education (ECM) programs and foreign rights licensing for international editions.

Product overview

Alpes Italia Casa Editrice is an Italian academic publishing house specializing in psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and related mental health disciplines. The company publishes books (Libri) and periodicals (Periodici) through thematic book series (Collane), targeting academics, clinicians, and students. The product portfolio includes academic texts, clinical guides, journals, and continuing education materials (ECM) across specializations such as psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, clinical psychology, psychiatry, criminology, and pedagogy. The company also offers foreign rights licensing for international publishing partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Libri (Books) Books published by Alpes Italia covering psychology, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychiatry, clinical psychology, and related disciplines, including academic texts, clinical guides, and scholarly works available in print and select e-book formats.
• Periodici (Academic Journals and Periodicals) Peer-reviewed academic journals and periodicals published by Alpes Italia covering psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychology, group analysis, Rogersian studies, and psychosomatics, including titles such as European Journal of Psychoanalysis, Attualità Lacaniana, and IL POLITECNICO.
• Collane (Thematic Book Series) Thematic book series organized by subject area and therapeutic approach, covering Lacanian psychoanalysis, cognitive clinical psychology, psychotherapy, clinical case studies, group analysis, psychosomatics, and related topics.
• ECM (Continuing Medical Education) Continuing medical education (ECM) programs for healthcare professionals in psychology and psychotherapy, addressing professional development and regulatory continuing education requirements.
• Foreign Rights Licensing International rights licensing service for publishing foreign editions of Alpes Italia's titles, enabling translation and publication of the publisher's catalog in international markets.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Messaggerie Italiane spacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational distribution partner handling physical book distribution throughout Italy. Located at Corso Sempione 4, 20154 - Milano.
• Casalini Libri / TorrossacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigital content distribution partner for e-books and digital periodicals. Manages online digital library platform at torrossa.com.
• BibliomanieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPromotional and editorial consulting services. Located at Via Batuelle 7, 10025 - Pino Torinese (TO). Contact: [email protected], +39 0118119491.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Il Mulino: Established Italian academic publisher covering social sciences, humanities, and law, with significant psychology and education titles. Comparable as an Italian-language academic publisher serving university and professional readers.
• FrancoAngeli: Major Italian academic publisher with a large social sciences and psychology catalog and strong university distribution. Comparable to Alpes Italia as an Italian-language academic publisher serving similar institutional customers.
• Karnac Books: Independent publisher historically focused on psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Highly comparable to Alpes Italia in subject specialization, though operating primarily in English.
• Guilford Press: Independent academic publisher specializing in psychology, psychotherapy, and mental health titles. Comparable specialty positioning and author-driven editorial model, though English-language focused.
• Carocci Editore: Italian academic publisher producing textbooks and monographs across psychology, education, and social sciences. Directly comparable business model and target customer base in Italian academia.
• Raffaello Cortina Editore: Italian academic publishing house specializing in psychology, psychotherapy, cognitive science, and humanities. Direct competitor in the same Italian niche Alpes Italia targets, with overlapping author and institutional customer base.
• Bollati Boringhieri Editore: Italian publisher with a strong catalog in psychology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and philosophy. Directly comparable in subject area and Italian academic market positioning.
• Borla Editore: Italian publisher historically focused on psychoanalysis and psychotherapy titles. Closely comparable to Alpes Italia in subject matter and Italian-language academic readership.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature: Global academic publishing group with extensive psychology and psychotherapy journals and book series. Competes with Alpes Italia at the institutional and library level across Italian-speaking markets despite its much broader scope.
• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): International academic publisher with one of the largest psychology and psychoanalysis book and journal portfolios. Comparable in product category though operating at far greater scale across multiple languages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/alpesitaliaeditore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alpes-italia

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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