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Sciyo Overview
Sciyo is a ast-growing open access publisher covering the felds o Science and Technology. It is home to qualityacademic literature, ranging orm peer reviewed books and journals to online videos, as well as online communityo scientists rom around the world.It was ounded in Vienna in 2004 under the name In-Tech with a mission to make scientifc research outputs reelyavailable to the world. The company operates under the name Sciyo since November 2009.As one o the frst open access publishers, Sciyo was and remains one o the leaders o the open access movement,bringing best quality academic work to wide and diverse audiences around the globe. It also oers a home to thescientifc community where researchers can connect and share ideas and insights within a collaborative space.Sciyo’s vision o the uture is a vision o the world o ree knowledge available to everyone and to that end we aredriving the transormation o today’s science communication.
Sciyo Milestones
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2004 Sciyo was ounded in Vienna, Austria under the name In-Tech
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2008 The company moves headquarters to Rijeka, Croatia
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2009 In-Tech changes its name to Sciyo and launches a new web platorm and online community
Company Backgrounder
 
Sciyo Publications
All Sciyo publications are available online under the open access label and Creative Commons Attribution License,enabling ree access to all interested readers, anytime, anywhere. There are absolutely no restrictions, which meansall content can be read, downloaded, printed, copied, shared and linked to, under the condition o proper attributiono source and authorship.Sciyo business model is based on the belie that knowledge is a public good. As such, it belongs to the world andshould be reely available to all humankind. To enable unrestricted access to research outputs, publishing costs arecovered through publication ees, in most cases paid by the researcher’s under or institution.Sciyo makes quality, peer reviewed literature accessible to scientists across the developing world, tearing down thewalls standing in the way o scientifc progress. Such approach acilitates scientifc breakthroughs and minimizesthe chances o important ideas and discoveries going unnoticed by the scientifc community. The end result ismaximum beneft or the scientifc community and the society at large.Sciyo’s publications are designed to improve scientifc communication by accelerating the publishing process,making it more open and interactive and giving published research highest possible visibility
Sciyo’s Unique Open Access Model
Sciyo is proud to be the frst open access academic publisher paying royalties to the publishing authors based onthe number o downloads o their work.For every 10 downloads, 0.2 euro is accredited to authors account. Royalties over 100 euro are accredited directlyto author’s account on an annual basis whereas smaller ones are deducted head on rom the next publishing ee incase the author decides to publish with Sciyo again.This is the frst model o academic publishing to acknowledge high quality academic work. At Sciyo, we recognizethe value our authors bring to the table. At the same time, we eel that our primary responsibility is to ensure thestability o our publications. With that in mind, we intend to test and adjust our business model so that it gives mostvalue to our authors while warranting sustainability o our publishing platorm.
 
Sciyo Highlights
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10 000 published authors
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3000 scientifc articles
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720 000 downloads
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100 new titles per year
Sciyo Vision
People rom all cultures and walks o lie having all the knowledge at their fngertipsConnectors and community builders within the sphere o science, equipped with innovative tools or connectingand sharing ideasValues-based company ostering inclusion and accessibility, inspiring trust amongst it’s partnersInspired community members, advocating open access to knowledge
Sciyo Core Values
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Commitment to authors
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Commitment to quality
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Commitment to community
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Commitment to science and ree knowledge
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Commitment to transparency and openness

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