Publishing Open Access The association recently launched a fully open access journal, signaling a sustained emphasis on scholarly publishing. This creates opportunities to provide end-to-end publishing platform services including manuscript submission workflows, peer-review management, hosting, licensing, and analytics. Partnerships with publishers and tooling to integrate ORCID and indexing can help APS scale its open access initiatives.

Membership and Fundraising As a mid-sized nonprofit with significant revenue, APS relies on memberships, grants, and events. There is demand for an integrated donor management and CRM system, streamlined fundraising campaigns, recurring giving, event registration, sponsorship management, and data analytics to boost engagement and retention.

IT Security Modernization APS uses cloud and identity services such as Cloudflare, Google Drive, and Microsoft Active Directory, indicating reliance on secure, scalable infrastructure. Opportunities exist to offer security hardening, identity and access management, data governance for research materials, and cost-optimized cloud solutions and training.

Research Collaboration Tools With a focus on scientific psychology and an international network, APS members may benefit from enhanced collaboration tooling, bibliometrics dashboards, ORCID integration, and research data sharing capabilities. Solutions could include manuscript collaboration platforms, repository hosting, and analytics to showcase research impact.

Conference Platform Needs APS participates in annual conventions and engages stakeholders through events. There is a clear opportunity for scalable conference management software covering hybrid registration, abstract handling, sponsorship sales, exhibitor management, and virtual platform features to expand reach and revenue.