european publishing

What european publishing does

European Publishing is a private, for-profit open-access academic publishing company founded in 2015 and headquartered at the Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) within the Foundation of Research and Technology (FORTH) in Heraklion, Greece. The company publishes seven double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journals focused on health-related fields: Tobacco Induced Diseases, European Journal of Midwifery, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Population Medicine, Pneumon (acquired 2021 from the Hellenic Thoracic Society), Public Health and Toxicology, and Cancer Prevention and Care (launched September 2024). Since founding, the portfolio has produced more than 1,000 peer-reviewed articles and accumulated over 2.5 million downloads, with key titles receiving first impact factors in 2023 (European Journal of Midwifery at 1.9, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation at 1.8) and indexing in Scopus and the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

The publishing platform is built around a proprietary Editorial System that handles manuscript submission, peer review coordination (minimum two external experts per article), plagiarism screening via Ithenticate, DOI assignment through Crossref, Altmetric engagement tracking, and Portico digital preservation. Underlying go-to-market is a partner-led model: each journal operates in close collaboration with a scientific society — ENSP, the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, the European Midwives Association and its 14 national chapters, WFPHA, EUROTOX, the Hellenic Society of Toxicology, and the Hellenic Thoracic Society — each assigned a dedicated Publications Manager.

European Publishing monetizes primarily through Article Processing Charges (APCs) ranging from 1,750 to 2,500 EUR plus VAT per article, payable within 30 days of invoice and processed via a 2024 partnership with Oxygen Payments. Supplementary revenue comes from advertising (Pneumon is fully ad-supported) and non-dilutive institutional grants, including the EU Regional Development Fund's RIS3 Strategy and the Horizon 2020 MSCA EUREST-RISE consortium. The company is a member of ALPSP, COPE, OASPA, and STM and holds ELEVATE GREECE startup status. Headcount is not publicly disclosed; the operating model and recent doubling of office space within STEP-C suggest a small, specialized team.

Name

european publishing

Legal name

European Publishing

Website

https://europeanpublishing.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

European Publishing is a private open-access academic publisher founded in 2015 in Heraklion, Greece, operating seven peer-reviewed health-science journals in partnership with European scientific societies and monetizing primarily through Article Processing Charges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB), Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Open access publishing
• Peer-reviewed journals
• Academic publishing services
• Scientific journal publishing
• Health sciences publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Heraklion

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APCs): Open-access publishing model where authors pay APCs to cover publication costs. Fees range from 1750-2500 EUR plus VAT depending on the journal. Waivers are automatically granted for authors from Low-Income Countries, while manuscripts from low- and middle-income countries are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
2. Institutional Grants and Government Subsidies: European Publishing has received funding from institutional grants, donations from groups supporting open access programs, funding for collaborative research, and subsidies from government organizations. Funding sources include ELEVATE Greece (Greek Government initiative), General Secretariat for Research and Innovation Greece, RIS3 Strategy of the European Union Regional Development Fund, and Horizon 2020 MSCA Research and Innovation Project (EUREST-RISE).
3. Advertising Revenue: Pneumon journal is fully supported through advertisements. Advertising is identifiable and separate from editorial material.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

European Publishing operates an open-access academic publishing platform that publishes seven double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journals in health-related fields (tobacco control, midwifery, public health, toxicology, respiratory medicine, cancer). Authors pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) to cover publication costs, while readers access content for free under Creative Commons licensing. The company collaborates closely with European scientific societies that provide auspices and editorial collaboration for each journal.

Product overview

European Publishing is an open-access academic journal publisher based in Crete, Greece, operating seven peer-reviewed journals in health and medical fields. The company publishes Tobacco Induced Diseases, Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, European Journal of Midwifery, Population Medicine, Pneumon, Public Health and Toxicology, and Cancer Prevention and Care. The publisher operates on an open-access model with Article Processing Charges (APCs) and provides editorial services through their Editorial System platform, integrating with payment processors (Oxygen Payments), DOI services (Crossref), plagiarism detection (Ithenticate), and digital preservation (Portico).

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• Tobacco Induced Diseases: Open-access journal encompassing all aspects of research related to prevention and control of tobacco use at a global level.
• European Journal of Midwifery
• Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
• Population Medicine
• Pneumon
• Public Health and Toxicology
• Cancer Prevention and Care

Products and services

• Tobacco Induced Diseases Open-access journal encompassing all aspects of research related to the prevention and control of tobacco use at a global level, providing a forum for research articles that contribute to reducing the burden of tobacco-induced diseases.
• European Journal of Midwifery Open-access journal covering all aspects of midwifery practice, especially research, support, care, and advice during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Under the auspices of 14 European Midwives Associations.
• Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Open-access journal that fosters, promotes, and disseminates research involving tobacco use, prevention, policy implementation at regional, national, or international level, and treatment of tobacco-attributable disease through smoking cessation.
• Population Medicine Open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed scientific journal encompassing all aspects of population, preventive, and public health research, including health care systems and health care delivery.
• Pneumon Established journal since 1987 publishing original papers of international interest on laboratory and clinical research pertinent to lung biology and disease. The official journal of the Hellenic Thoracic Society; fully supported through advertisements.
• Public Health and Toxicology Open-access journal welcoming integrated epidemiological, clinical, animal, and cellular biological research to support hazard identification and risk assessment from exposure to chemical or biological agents. Official media partner of EUROTOX and official journal of the Hellenic Society of Toxicology.
• Cancer Prevention and Care Double-blind peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on behavioral, environmental, genetic, and policy factors that may lead to or prevent cancer development, progression, and relapse.
• Open Access Publishing Services Open-access publishing model providing immediate, subscription-free access to full text of published articles under Creative Commons licensing, with Article Processing Charges (APCs) to cover publishing costs. Services include peer review management, DOI assignment, plagiarism detection via Ithenticate, digital preservation via Portico, and Altmetric tracking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 peer-reviewed articles published since founding
• +6 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros Obstetras (Portuguese Association of Midwives)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024The 14th European Midwives Association to partner with European Publishing for the European Journal of Midwifery. Promotes quality and accessibility of health care for women and newborns.
• Federation of Associations of Midwives of Spain (FAME)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024FAME entered collaborative agreement with European Publishing to provide auspices to the European Journal of Midwifery.
• Oxygen PaymentscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2024European Publishing partners with Oxygen, a trusted 3rd party payment provider for the automation of invoicing and payment processes for all APCs. This collaboration provides authors and their funders a simple and administratively easy way of handling article processing charges and requesting appropriate invoicing details.
• EUREST-RISE (Horizon 2020 MSCA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024EUREST-RISE (European Regulatory Science on Tobacco-Research and Innovation Staff Exchange) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action funded within Horizon 2020. European Publishing joined as a member of the consortium.
• French College of Midwives (Collège National des Sages-Femmes de France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with the French College of Midwives for the European Journal of Midwifery.
• Lithuanian Society of MidwivesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for the European Journal of Midwifery.
• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023WFPHA is recognized as an NGO in official relations status with WHO. Population Medicine closely collaborates with WFPHA and facilitated publication of the abstract book of the 2023 World Conference on Public Health. Over 3,000 public health professionals and researchers convened in Rome, Italy for this event organized by WFPHA in association with ASPHER.
• Hellenic Thoracic SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Pneumon is published under the auspices of the Hellenic Thoracic Society since 1987. The journal publishes original papers on lung biology and disease.
• EUROTOX (Federation of European Toxicologists & European Societies of Toxicology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Public Health and Toxicology is the official media partner of EUROTOX. The journal is also the official journal of the Hellenic Society of Toxicology, Greece.
• Hellenic Society of ToxicologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The Hellenic Society of Toxicology is the official partner for Public Health and Toxicology journal.
• Belgian Midwives AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for the European Journal of Midwifery.
• German Society for Midwifery ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership for the European Journal of Midwifery.
• ELEVATE GREECEmajorOthers · 1 January 2021ELEVATE GREECE is an initiative launched by the Greek Government to identify promising startups and support their growth. European Publishing received funds from the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation, Greece as a member.
• International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced DiseasescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Non-profit entity registered under European law. Tobacco Induced Diseases journal is published in close collaboration with this society.
• European Midwives AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The European Journal of Midwifery is supported by the European Midwives Association. The journal is published under the auspices of 14 European Midwives Associations including the Hellenic Midwives Association, European Midwives Association, Belgian Midwives Association, Czech Chamber of Midwives, Midwives Association of Romania, Spanish Association of Midwives, Catalan Association of Midwives, Austrian Midwives Association, Royal Dutch Organization of Midwives, German Society for Midwifery Science, Lithuanian Midwives Union, and Collège National des Sages-Femmes de France.
• European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015ENSP is a non-profit entity created under Belgian law in 1997. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation journal is published in close collaboration with ENSP, which has 20 years of experience in publication of monographs related to tobacco prevention and guidelines for aiding smoking cessation. The journal has been previously supported through operating grants to ENSP via the European Commission's 3rd Health Program.
• CrossrefcoreTechnology or IntegrationCrossref makes research objects easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse. All published articles are attributed a DOI through Crossref. European Publishing actively participates in reference linking with Crossref DOIs in reference lists.
• ORCIDcoreTechnology or IntegrationORCID provides unique identifiers for researchers. European Publishing strongly encourages submission of ORCID IDs from authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Ithenticate (CrossCheck)coreTechnology or IntegrationAs a member of CrossCheck's plagiarism detection initiative, European Publishing uses Ithenticate for all manuscripts during initial quality assessment and at the acceptance stage.
• PorticocoreTechnology or IntegrationPortico is a third-party preservation service for long-term digital preservation. All electronic publications are archived with Portico to ensure scholarly content will remain accessible.
• AltmetriccoreTechnology or IntegrationAll published articles are accompanied by Altmetric badges that track scholarly activity and collate how published content is being used and shared around the world.
• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPHER co-organized the 17th World Congress on Public Health with WFPHA in 2023 in Rome, Italy.
• ALPSP (Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers)coreOthersALPSP provides a forum to share information and engage in discussion on challenges and opportunities in publishing. European Publishing team members regularly participate in training workshops and seminars.
• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)coreOthersCOPE serves as a central resource and advocate for ethical scholarly publishing. Two of European Publishing's journals are COPE members. Production managers frequently reach out to COPE for guidance.
• OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association)coreOthersOASPA is a diverse community of organizations engaged in open scholarship with mission to enable open access as the predominant model. European Publishing is a member.
• STM (International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers)coreOthersSTM advances trusted research worldwide and champions innovation across academic research. European Publishing is a member.
• Think.Check.SubmitminorOthersEuropean Publishing is a proud supporter of the Think.Check.Submit initiative and is responsible for its translation and adaptation into two European languages.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MDPI: MDPI is the world's largest open-access journal publisher, operating hundreds of peer-reviewed journals on an APC-funded model nearly identical to European Publishing's, with strong presence in health and life sciences.
• PLOS: PLOS publishes peer-reviewed open-access journals in life sciences and medicine using APCs, and pioneered the OA megajournal model that European Publishing applies at a smaller scale in specialised health verticals.
• Frontiers Media: Frontiers is a leading open-access scientific publisher with journals across health and life sciences, operating an APC-based model with society partnerships — directly comparable to European Publishing's society-anchored OA approach.
• Copernicus Publications: Copernicus Publications operates open-access peer-reviewed scientific journals using APCs and partners with European scientific societies, closely matching European Publishing's society-anchored OA model.
• Dove Medical Press: Dove Medical Press publishes open-access peer-reviewed journals focused on medical and health science topics under an APC model, closely mirroring European Publishing's health-vertical specialisation and society-partnership orientation.
• PeerJ: PeerJ publishes peer-reviewed open-access journals in the biological and medical sciences using APCs, with a strong indexing and impact-factor presence — a scaled analogue of European Publishing's specialised OA approach.
• Hindawi (Wiley): Hindawi operated a large portfolio of open-access peer-reviewed journals across science and medicine on an APC model — directly comparable to European Publishing's model and scale, now part of Wiley.

Broad incumbents

• BioMed Central (Springer Nature): BioMed Central is a long-established open-access journal publisher within Springer Nature, offering 300+ peer-reviewed OA journals across biomedicine — a broader incumbent operating the same APC model at significantly larger scale.
• SAGE Publishing (SAGE Open): SAGE Publishing is a major incumbent scholarly publisher with an open-access arm (SAGE Open) covering social sciences, health, and life sciences — overlapping with European Publishing in health and society-partnered journals.

Regional players

• Karger Publishers: Karger is a Switzerland-based medical and scientific publisher with a growing open-access portfolio in health sciences, comparable to European Publishing's medical/health specialisation though operating primarily in the DACH/European market.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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