Academic Publisher Tools Engagement - Turn Every Article into Content Readers Come Back For
ResearchBunny gives academic publishers an automated pipeline that transforms journal articles into audio briefs, embed widgets, and collection pages - driving measurable increases in article reach, downloads, and subscriber engagement.
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Article Downloads Are Falling While Reader Attention Spans Are Shrinking
Academic publishers are caught between subscription revenue pressure and an audience that has less time to read than ever before. Average time-on-article is declining, social sharing of journal content is flat, and discovery is dominated by a handful of preprint platforms that bypass the publisher entirely. The article PDF format has not changed since 1991 - but reader behavior has changed dramatically.
ResearchBunny Modernizes Academic Publishing With Audio-First Engagement
Publishers integrate ResearchBunny to automatically generate audio briefs for new articles at the point of acceptance. Embed widgets go live on article pages within 24 hours of publication, giving every reader an instant audio alternative to the PDF. Collections organize issues and special editions as audio playlists that subscribers can follow - turning passive downloads into active listening habits.
Smarter Research, Done in Minutes
Everything you need to stay on top of research - without reading every word.
Audio Briefs Shipped 24 Hours After Acceptance
An automated pipeline converts accepted manuscripts into structured audio briefs - no editorial overhead required. Publish faster, engage readers sooner.
Embed Audio on Every Article Page
A lightweight JavaScript widget adds a ResearchBunny audio player to existing article pages. Readers engage with findings without opening the PDF.
Surface Your Back Catalog to New Audiences
Audio briefs of older high-impact articles drive new discovery and citations - turning your archive from a cost center into a growth channel.
How It Works From Accepted Manuscript to Audio Brief - Automated for Publishers
From any paper to an audio brief in minutes. No setup, no friction - just research at your pace.
Find or Upload
Search ResearchBunny's library of 200M+ papers, paste a DOI, or upload your own PDF. Any paper, instantly available.
Get Your AI Summary
Our AI reads the full paper and generates a structured audio brief — key findings, methodology, and implications — in 3, 6, or 9 minutes.
Listen Anywhere
Stream on web or download to iOS and Android. Listen during commutes, workouts, or anywhere you have a spare few minutes.
Embed Widgets - Audio Engagement Without Leaving Your Platform
ResearchBunny's publisher embed widget integrates directly into your existing journal platform - whether that is OJS, HighWire, Silverchair, or a custom CMS. Readers see a familiar audio player beneath the abstract, listen to the brief, and are prompted to access the full article. The result is higher time-on-site, more qualified downloads, and a differentiated product that no pure-PDF competitor can match.
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About ResearchBunny
Questions Frequently Asked
Everything you need to know before you start.
ResearchBunny provides a lightweight embed widget compatible with all major journal platforms - OJS, Silverchair, HighWire, and custom CMS environments. Integration typically takes less than one engineering day. A direct API is also available for automated manuscript ingestion at scale.
Yes - publishers can configure automatic brief generation for all articles, select specific journals or subject areas, or manually approve briefs before they go live. Editorial workflow controls are built into the publisher dashboard.
Yes - audio briefs are generated in 18+ languages. Publishers can configure target languages per journal to align with their readership geography, dramatically expanding international article reach without translation overhead.
Internally observed data from partner publishers shows articles with audio briefs receive meaningfully higher engagement and downstream citations compared to audio-free articles, primarily because audio discovery surfaces the work to readers who would not have found the PDF alone.
Yes - audio briefs can be set as freely accessible (driving discovery) or gated behind subscriber authentication (adding value to paid access tiers). Publishers choose the access model per journal or collection.
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