Welcome
From Idea to Academic Journal
Academic Stack is a complete Cloud-native SaaS publishing platform designed to help you launch and operate academic journals — without the need for manual server installation or maintenance.
You bring the academic vision. We provide the publishing infrastructure.
What is Academic Stack
Academic Stack is not just a manuscript submission system; it's a comprehensive ecosystem for modern scholarly publishing.
🏗️ SaaS Infrastructure
A full-stack Cloud platform covering websites, submission systems, and peer review. No local server required.
🚀 0 to 1 Path
A practical solution helping individuals and teams launch journals without technical barriers.
🤝 Growth Partner
A long-term collaborator supporting operations, third-party integrations, and indexing success.
Academic Stack also supports Conference & Proceedings publishing. You can connect conference events with journal issues, manage article metadata, and automate DOI workflows for proceedings. Learn more here.
Whether you are an individual founder or an institutional publisher, Academic Stack provides a structured and scalable path to academic publishing.
Why We Built Academic Stack
Starting a journal is often more difficult than expected. Most founders have strong academic resources but lack the technical blueprint to build a professional publication.
- Technical Barrier: How to build a modern journal website?
- Workflows: How to manage complex submissions and peer review?
- Ecosystem: How to connect DOI, ORCID, and similarity checks?
- Growth: How to prepare for indexing (PMC, EI, Scopus)?
At the same time, most existing solutions focus on specific parts of the publishing process, rather than providing a complete end-to-end workflow. Building a system independently also requires specialized expertise that many academic teams do not have.
As a result, launching a journal often involves navigating complex processes, combining multiple services, and bearing relatively high costs.
Our Mission
We wanted to make journal publishing more accessible.
Enable anyone with academic resources to start a journal at low cost — without compromising professionalism.
Academic Stack is built to provide a complete and practical path from idea to a real, operational journal.
How It Works
Academic Stack bridges the gap between your academic vision and publishing execution.
Your Role
- Idea & Academic Vision
- Subject Expertise
- Academic Network
Our Role
- Scalable Infrastructure
- Workflow Management
- Service Integrations
Who Academic Stack Is For
Academic Stack is suitable for:
Choose the Right Path
For individual founders and small teams.
- SaaS - No setup required
- Step-by-step creation
- Fastest path to launch
For institutions and publishers.
- Independent deployment
- Multi-journal management
- Custom configurations
Not sure which one to choose? Read Why Two Versions Exist to find your best fit.
Comparison Table
Different platforms serve different needs. See how Academic Stack compares across the industry.
| Solution | Best For | Strengths | Limitations | Where Academic Stack Fits Better |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OJS | Technically capable teams and institutions with limited budget | Open-source, flexible, widely adopted | Requires setup, customization, and ongoing maintenance; limited out-of-the-box workflow standardization | Academic Stack provides a more structured, ready-to-use workflow with lower technical overhead and integrated publishing support |
| ScholarOne / Editorial Manager | Large, established publishers focused on manuscript handling | Mature and stable submission and peer review systems | Primarily focused on manuscript workflows; high cost; limited support for full journal setup and publishing operations | Academic Stack covers both editorial workflows and broader publishing infrastructure, while also offering more accessible deployment options |
| Self-built Systems | Large organizations with strong engineering and product teams | Full control and customization | Requires significant professional expertise, long development cycles, and high cost; difficult to maintain and scale | Academic Stack reduces development burden by providing a complete infrastructure that can be used immediately or integrated into existing environments |
| Academic Stack | Individual founders, growing publishers, and institutions | End-to-end publishing infrastructure; lower technical barrier; integrated services; flexible deployment (cloud or enterprise); built on real publishing workflows | Less suitable if only a single isolated function is required without need for integration or workflow support | Supports both new journal launches (0→1) and established publishers; can be used as a full platform or as a standalone submission and peer review system |
Academic Stack is designed to bridge the gap between fragmented tools and full publishing operations — providing a complete yet flexible solution for both new and established publishers.
Next Steps
Academic Stack is the structured way to turn your vision into a professional academic journal.