Open-access publishing platform

Everything your journal needs — from first draft to publication and dissemination.

ARPHA is the full-featured, end-to-end SaaS platform for journals, books and conference outputs. One environment for authoring, peer review, production, hosting and archiving — under your own brand.

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80+ integrations Diamond-OA ready Built by Pensoft
The end-to-end workflow
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Authoring
WYSIWYG writing & collaboration or traditional doc-based workflow
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Reviewing
Submission & peer-review system
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Publishing
Semantically enhanced XML, HTML & PDF
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Hosting
Branded site, design & setup
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Archiving
Automated indexing & preservation
Trusted by
European Association of Science Editors (EASE)Austrian Academy of Sciences PressAlma Mater Studiorum - Università di BolognaSenckenberg Gesellschaft für NaturforschungNatural History Museum ViennaHo Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade (HUIT)Museum für Naturkunde - BerlinLeibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity ChangeAustrian Herpetological Society (ÖGH)KwaZulu-Natal MuseumMeise Botanic Garden and Royal Botanical Society of BelgiumSwiss Entomological SocietyThe International Biogeography SocietyInternational Mycological Association (IMA)Italian Botanical SocietyInternational Society of HymenopteristsOrthopterists' SocietyInternational Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS)Italian Society of Vegetation Science (SISV)Graz University of TechnologySociety for European Lepidopterology (SEL)Auckland Museum Trust BoardSKINnovations-ÖGDV GmbHInternational Society for Subterranean Biology (SIBIOS-ISSB)Schweizerische Geologische Gesellschaft (SGG)Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)Te Papa PressSNSB - Bavarian State Collection of Palaeontology and Geology Munich
What is ARPHA?

Full-featured open-access publishing platform for every scholarly output.

Offered as Software-as-a-Service, ARPHA lets you build your own publishing solution — and choose exactly which modules and human services you need. Mix and match for a holistic, end-to-end home for your content.

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Academic journals
Single- or multi-journal platforms with publication in semantically enhanced XML, HTML & PDF.
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Open-access books
Monographs and edited volumes with full production support.
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Conference outputs
Abstracts & proceedings with a semantic layer for data and media.
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Institutional documents
Reports, policy briefs and factsheets under your own imprint.
Who is it for?

Built for every kind of organisation.

Hosted on ARPHA
Why ARPHA?

A decade of editorial feedback, built into one system.

No juggling vendors for submission, production and hosting. Every team member works in a single, secure environment.

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End-to-end, not piecemeal
Software plus human-provided services in one workflow — reduced turnaround, lower cost, full GDPR compliance.
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Operational flexibility
Pick the modules and services that fit your existing workflow — keep production in-house or outsource it to us.
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Any business model
Diamond OA, APC-based or income-generating — with transparent, FAIR and low-cost pricing for journal owners.
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White-label by default
Your logo, your imprint, your design — or co-publish with Pensoft for added recognition and outreach.
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Semantic publishing
Domain-specific markup links your content to data, multimedia and interactive tools — and machines can read it.
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Personal attitude
A designated team member, reply-within-a-business-day support, and training included in every plan.
Distribution & archiving

Indexed everywhere, automatically.

ARPHA is integrated with 80+ industry-leading indexing and archiving services. On the day you publish, content is exported to every relevant database, once accepted for indexing — with no extra effort from your editorial office.

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Business models & pricing

Transparent pricing. Three plans.

Approximate yearly costs — every plan lists exactly which software modules and human services it includes.

30 articles / yr

Claim your spot in modern open-access publishing.

Tell us about your journal, society or institution needs. We'll show you exactly how ARPHA fits — and what it would cost.

Book a demo → info@arphahub.com