AJPO

Name

AJPO

Legal name

AJPO Journals USA LLC

Website

https://ajpojournals.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Book Publishers (51313), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing (MPAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Manuscript Development Services (Coaching, Developmental Editing) (MPAJAJAF)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Open access publishing
• Peer review services
• Scholarly book publishing
• Academic content indexing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewes

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Journal Article Publication Fees: Authors pay a publication fee for accepted manuscripts. Standard fee is $300 per article, currently discounted to $150. Revenue is generated upon manuscript acceptance.
2. Book Chapter Publication: Authors can publish book chapters at a rate of $350 per chapter, with distribution through Amazon and Google Books platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AJPO (AJPO Journals USA LLC) operates an open access academic publishing platform offering peer-reviewed journal article publication across 47 journals spanning 8 disciplinary categories, plus book and book chapter publishing services. Authors pay a publication fee upon manuscript acceptance (standard $300 per article, currently discounted to $150; $350 per book chapter) and receive double-blind peer review, DOI registration via Crossref, and indexing in major academic databases. The company maintains regional chapters across North America, East/West/Southern Africa, Europe, and Asia to support a global author community.

Product overview

AJPO (AJPO Journals USA LLC) operates a journal hosting platform offering open access peer-reviewed publication across 46+ journals organized into 8 disciplinary categories: Biological Sciences (5 journals), Business and Economics (10 journals), Development Policy (5 journals), Education (6 journals), Engineering (2 journals), Medical and Health Sciences (2 journals), Physical Sciences (6 journals), and Social Sciences (10 journals). The core platform provides double-blind peer review, DOI assignment through Crossref, and indexing in Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, SCILIT, and other databases. Additional services include book publishing with print-on-demand distribution through Amazon and Google Books, book chapter publication, and proofreading/editing services. The publication fee is $150-300 per submission with 2 weeks to 2 months publication timeline. The company maintains regional offices across USA, East Africa, West Africa, South Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AJPO Journals Platform (Journal Article Publication)

Quantifiable outcome

• Publication within 2 weeks to 2 months after acceptance

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Google ScholarcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Scholar indexing provides global discoverability for all published articles, enabling researchers to find AJPO content through the most widely used academic search engine.
• CrossrefcoreTechnology or IntegrationCrossref DOI registration ensures persistent identification and citability of published articles, with DOIs prefixed 10.47672 assigned to all journals.
• EBSCOhostmajorTechnology or IntegrationEBSCOhost indexing provides access through library and institutional subscriptions, expanding reach to academic libraries worldwide.
• SCILITmajorTechnology or IntegrationSCILIT indexing aggregates AJPO journal content for researcher discovery alongside other scholarly publications.
• Research GatemajorTechnology or IntegrationResearch Gate indexing enables AJPO content visibility on the academic social network used by researchers globally.
• AmazonmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBook and book chapter publications are distributed through Amazon's global e-commerce platform, providing print-on-demand and digital access to readers worldwide.
• Google BooksmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBook publications are distributed through Google Books platform, enabling discoverability and access for readers using Google's ecosystem.
• Public Knowledge Project (PKP)coreTechnology or IntegrationAJPO uses Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.3.0.21, open source journal management software developed by PKP. This is the underlying technology platform for all journal operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Frontiers: Open-access academic publisher operating numerous peer-reviewed journals across disciplines with author-pays APC model. Directly comparable on platform, indexing strategy, and target author segments.
• Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP): Open-access publisher with broad multidisciplinary coverage and low APCs. Highly comparable on pricing profile, journal portfolio breadth, and author-pays model.
• PeerJ: Open-access academic publisher offering peer-reviewed journals in sciences with author-pays APC model. Comparable on publishing model and use of OJS-derived technology.
• Hindawi (Wiley): Open-access journal publisher (now part of Wiley) running many journals across disciplines with author-pays APCs. Comparable on publishing model, journal portfolio breadth, and global author base.
• Dove Medical Press (Taylor & Francis): Open-access publisher specializing in medical and scientific journals with author-pays APCs. Comparable on publishing model, peer-review process, and indexing strategy.
• Cogitatio Press: Open-access academic publisher with peer-reviewed journals across social sciences and humanities. Comparable on open-access APC model and author-pays structure.
• Copernicus Publications: Open-access scientific publisher with peer-reviewed journals and strong indexing presence. Comparable on platform model and academic indexing partnerships.
• MDPI: Large open-access journal publisher with broad multidisciplinary coverage and author-pays APC model. Most directly comparable on scale, model, and speed-to-publication positioning.

Others

• Public Knowledge Project (PKP): Developer of Open Journal Systems (OJS), the underlying open-source platform AJPO runs. An enabling technology provider rather than direct competitor, but the ecosystem relationship is foundational.

Regional players

• Open Library of Humanities: Open-access scholarly publisher using OJS-based infrastructure for humanities and social science journals. Comparable on platform technology and open-access publishing model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AJPOJOURNALS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/ajpo-journals-404447297

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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