SciFlow GmbH
SciFlow GmbH offers an online authoring and publishing platform that streamlines collaborative academic writing and publication workflows for researchers, students, publishers, and institutions.
About
SciFlow GmbH is a German technology company that simplifies the process of academic writing and publishing by providing an online platform for researchers, students, institutions, and publishers. The platform supports collaborative real-time editing, automatic formatting, integrated citation management, and seamless publishing workflows. SciFlow is designed to improve efficiency, increase accessibility, and promote open science. It offers document templates for academic assignments, theses, and journal submissions, supports accessibility standards, and enables users to export to multiple professional formats such as PDF/UA, HTML, and JATS/XML. The company partners with leading research organizations and is recognized for its contribution to streamlining research communication and publishing, especially in the open access and diamond publishing domains.
Products & Services
- SciFlow Authoring Platform (collaborative academic text editor)
- SciFlow Publish (end-to-end publishing workflow automation)
- SciFlow Converter (MS Word to JATS-XML and other formats)
- Integration with reference management tools (Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, Citavi)
- AI-powered manuscript conversion and citation checks
- Change tracking and version control for collaborative writing
- Customized templates for institutions, journals, and theses
- Workshops, webinars, and onboarding support
- Accessibility checking and PDF/UA compliance tools
Use Cases & Case Studies
- Automating conference proceedings with Julius Kühn-Institut (reduction of publication time by 70%)
- KIT Scientific Publishing: Streamlining open access book publishing
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg: Collaborative campus-wide academic writing
- Göttingen University Press: Accelerating open access journal workflows for NASJ
- Improving inclusivity and accessibility in Diamond Open Access publishing
Partnerships & Collaborations
- Max Planck Society (early adopter and collaborator)
- Helmholtz Association (collaborator and pilot client for citation-checking integration)
- KIT Scientific Publishing (pilot project to digitize and automate publishing workflows)
- Lehmanns Media and BoD (strategic investors and publishing partners)
- Grounded AI (technology integration for citation integrity)
- Universities and research institutions including University of Bern, University of Göttingen, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, and Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Awards & Recognition
- 2020 Catalyst Grant Winner at Digital Science
- Press recognition in CONTENTshift Accelerator program
- Featured founder portraits and startup awards in Germany
- Recipient of strategic investment from Lehmanns Media and BoD
Contact Information
Certifications & Compliance
- Data storage in Germany (GDPR compliant)
- PDF/UA (accessible PDF format)
- Hosting in ISO 9001, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SSAE16/ISAE3402 certified data centers