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24 alternatives to Scholastica, Academic Journal Publishing Platform & Scholarly Community

We’re a startup called Scholastica(http://bit.ly/rSYdfa), an academic journal publishing platform and scholarly community. We applied to Y-Combinator Spring 2011, PG actually wrote us to ask us some further questions, but unfortunately didn’t get in. With that said, we didn’t give up and have an application with some traction. We’re completely bootstrapped and would love for you guys to check us out and hear your thoughts. Problem:Academics spend their time doing research, then have other scholars peer-review this research at an academic journal, then journals hand over the articles they…

Scholastica is a software platform that helps academic journals manage the complete publishing process, including peer review, production, and article hosting. It is designed for journal editors and publishing… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scholastica, Academic Journal Publishing Platform & Scholarly Community launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    The Scholastica Blog - helpful insights pertaining to peer-reviewed journal management, law review submissions, and the academic publishing landscape

    2012 · blog.scholasticahq.com · its alternatives →

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    Jona 2.0▲276

    A curated searchable database of 11,000+ startup journalists

    2018 · jonapr.com · its alternatives →

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    A beautiful journal app for macOS

    2023 · journal.do · its alternatives →

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    Athena▲270

    Community-curated repository of 🔥 learning resources

    2018 · its alternatives →

  5. 5IM

    Hi HN, Since 2019, I’ve been working on a writing platform designed for creating complex documents (e.g., theses). I personally use it for everything as it also allows to classify documents in categories so you can organize them efficiently. As of a few months ago, the app is also available in the browser, and you can now invite coworkers to collaborate on a document in real time. The app is somewhat inspired by LyX. It offers an intuitive, modern editor, but users don’t need to know any LaTeX. When it’s time to export, they can choose from a range of templates (IEEE paper, thesis, etc.). A…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Telescope▲246

    A beautiful, stylish and minimal publishing platform ✏️

    2019 · telescope.ac · its alternatives →

  7. 7LS

    Greetings, creator here! I've been working on a new blogging platform specifically for lists on and off for a few months now and I'm excited to officially announce its launch. After seeing https://charm.sh a few months ago, I've been enamored by the idea of SSH apps. I decided that a blogging platform focused on developers could be the perfect use case for an SSH app. Also, I love writing lists. I think restricting writing to a set of lists can really help improve clarity in thought. The goal of this blogging platform is to make it simple to use the tools you love to write and…

    2022 · lists.sh · its alternatives →

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    Corilla▲271

    Collaborative documentation for software teams

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Matcha▲192

    An easy way to create a high-performing blog

    2019 · getmatcha.com · its alternatives →

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    Readory▲176

    The platform for online written content 📝

    2018 · readory.com · its alternatives →

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    For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker

    May 2026 · manuscripts-app.com · its alternatives →

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  17. 17LY

    Almost one year ago I asked HN if anybody is interested to make a Web app to make reading and finding scientific papers smarter [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1664648]. No one did, at least no one did what "I" think is the best way to approach this problem. A a few month ago I decided to do it myself.<p>Meet JournalClub iPad app (absolutely free), http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/journalclub/id443819334? I have a recommendation engine in the pipeline that I would introduce in the next update (hopefully in a month or so). I really appreciate any comments, feedbacks.

    2011 · its alternatives →

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    Innovative startup ideas from academic research.

    2023 · paperade.co · its alternatives →

  19. 19PI
    Pen.io▲108

    2011 · pen.io · its alternatives →

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    A SaaS, social, and mobile app platform for scholarships

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    PubPub▲88

    Publish knowledge with your community.

    2021 · pubpub.org · its alternatives →

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    Next-gen Research Platform

    May 2026 · its alternatives →

  23. 23AB

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    QuickPublisher Is A Simple, Professional Blogging Platform Developed To Make Blogging Easy And Secure. It Provides The Important Features Required For Blogging

    2020 · quickpublisher.online · its alternatives →

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