Scholastica
IndustryAcademic Publishing
Founded2012 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
FoundersBrian Cody, Rob Walsh, and Cory Schires
Number of employees
13
Websitescholasticahq.com

Scholastica is a web-based software platform for managing academic journals with integrated peer review and open access publishing tools.

History

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Scholastica was founded in 2012 by Brian Cody, Rob Walsh, and Cory Schires, who met while graduate students at the University of Chicago.[1].

Product

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Scholastica offers two main products: Peer review software and Open Access publishing software. Scholastica has over 500 journal customers [2] including journals in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM, as well as student-run law reviews.[3]

Academic Publishing

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In March 2016 Discrete Analysis, an arXiv overlay journal launched by Fields Medalist Sir Timothy Gowers, started using Scholastica for both Peer review and Open Access publishing. [4]

References

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  1. ^ Strahler, Steven (May 31, 2014). "Trying to disrupt the high price of academic publishing". Crain's Business. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Gillett, Tim (May 12, 2017). "'An opportunity for social good'". Research Information. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Cameron (October 13, 2017). "#FoundersFriday with Brian Cody from Scholastica". Digital Science. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Knudson, Kevin (April 30, 2016). "The Future Of Mathematics Publishing: An Interview With Sir Timothy Gowers". Forbes. Retrieved December 3, 2017.