Scholastica pricing
Scholastica pricing and what it adds up to
US$20,500/year in a 2,500-submission scenario at US$8 per submission plus US$500 a year
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The plans
What Scholastica charges
Scholastica lists US$10 per submission plus US$500 a year. Journals with at least 500 submissions a year qualify for the US$8 submission rate, while production and journal hosting are priced separately.
Peer review service
US$10 per submission plus US$500 a year
Journals with at least 500 submissions a year qualify for the US$8 submission rate.
How the bill is built
Submission fees
The published rate is US$10 for each submission, charged alongside the annual fee. Your submission volume therefore affects the bill, so check your annual count and compare it with the rate in your agreement.
Annual fee
The peer review system carries a US$500 annual fee. This sits alongside submission charges, so your yearly bill includes both a recurring fee and a charge based on the number of submissions.
Volume rate
Journals with at least 500 submissions a year qualify for the US$8 submission rate. Check how the discount applies to your agreement and annual volume before estimating your bill.
Separate publishing services
Typesetting and journal hosting have their own pricing, separate from the peer review service. If you use those services, include them when comparing the total cost of your publishing arrangement.
A year of Scholastica
A 2,500-submission scenario
Scholastica's published rates give a US$20,500/year scenario for 2,500 submissions at the US$8 rate plus the US$500 annual fee. This is not a verified customer invoice. Your agreement, annual volume and any separately priced production or hosting services affect your actual bill.
Underneath the bill
What you are really paying for
Submission handling
Part of the bill is tied to the number of submissions your journal receives. Scholastica lists a per-submission rate and an annual fee, with a lower submission rate for journals that meet its annual volume threshold.
Reviewer coordination
The peer review service includes reviewer coordination, assigned tasks and reminder automation. You are paying for support with the work of assigning reviews and following up on them as part of the editorial process.
Reporting and publishing scope
The service includes analytics, and Scholastica documents exports for further analysis outside its reports. Typesetting and journal hosting are separate services with their own pricing, so they are not part of the peer review price.
The owned alternative
An editorial desk you own
Enterprise DNA builds your version of Peer Review around how your business runs, brings your Scholastica data across and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you can work with them using plain language. Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. There is also a free version you can run yourself.
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Questions
Scholastica pricing, answered
How much does Scholastica cost per submission? expand_more
Scholastica lists US$10 per submission plus a US$500 annual fee. Journals with at least 500 submissions a year qualify for the US$8 submission rate. Check your agreement and annual volume to confirm how the published rate applies to your journal.
What could Scholastica cost for 2,500 submissions? expand_more
Scholastica's published rates give a US$20,500/year scenario for 2,500 submissions at the US$8 rate plus the US$500 annual fee. This is not a verified customer invoice. Production and journal hosting have separate pricing.
Are typesetting and journal hosting included in the peer review price? expand_more
No. Scholastica lists production and journal hosting as separate services with their own pricing. The peer review price includes its annual fee and submission charges, with the US$8 submission rate available to journals with at least 500 submissions a year.
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