Utah, United States

The company behind Guildbury and Journal of Sidequests.

We build software for community workshops and publish research pursued beyond the day job.

Our businesses

What we make and publish

Each business has its own purpose, pricing, and customer relationship. Here is how they fit together.

01 / Software

Guildbury

Member management, class scheduling, equipment certifications, and staff tools for makerspaces and community workshops. Each workshop has its own space in the platform and connects its own Stripe account for member payments.

Guildbury services and pricing
Software as a service

For workshop operators and their teams.

02 / Publishing

Journal of Sidequests

A peer-reviewed, open access journal for careful science and engineering inspired by questions outside a researcher’s everyday work. Authors pay a publication fee only after review and acceptance.

Journal services and publication fees
$50 USD after acceptance

Submission and review are free. Fee waivers are available.

Before you pay

Clear terms for each service.

Guildbury’s software fees and the journal’s publication fee pay for different services. We identify the service and the charges before asking you to pay.

Read our payment, refund, and cancellation policies

Have a question about a charge?

Tell us which business you used and include your invoice number if you have one. Customer support for both brands is available at:

[email protected]

Please do not email card numbers or passwords.