Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027

Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027


Simba Information’s latest Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027 found that the global scientific and technical publishing market measured $12.65 billion in 2022, up 2.7% from 2021. Simba found that product development involving AI was a significant strategy in the market over 2022 and 2023 with the online content segment fueling growth for publishers, representing about 30% of the market, growing almost 7% in 2022. Journals remain the dominant product form, with a 42% share of revenue, but with a slow pace of growth, just under 2%.

Simba Information’s Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027 report details the trends impacting the market, profiles leading scientific and technical publishers, identifies mergers, and acquisitions that have occurred in the market from 2023-2024, and provides a global forecast of the sector. The data and findings contained within the report are based on Simba’s industry experience and analysis of official data drawn from a wide range of expert timely sources, including trade publications, trade association data, scholarly literature, investor presentations and earning calls, analyst conferences and reports, company press releases, industry surveys, specialized industry databases, industry conference proceedings and events, government data, blogs, webinars, and podcasts by industry experts. Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027 covers the following major categories outlining and impacting the market:
  • Market Overview
  • Market Sizing
  • Product Forms
  • Geographical Data
  • Market Trends
  • Leading Publishers
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Global Market Forecast
  • Economic Outlook
  • Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027 contains detailed and granular data and analysis on key trends and developments with a special focus on:
  • Market Sizing
  • AI Product Growth
  • Publishing Restrictions
  • Market Leaders
  • Key Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Global Inflation Impacts
Key companies profiled include:
  • American Chemical Society
  • Clarivate
  • De Gruyter
  • EBSCO
  • Elsevier
  • Emerald Publishing
  • InderScience
  • Informa
  • Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  • MDPI
  • Oxford University Press
  • Pearson
  • S&P Global
  • Sage Publishing
  • Wiley
Publishers and investment professionals can trust Simba Information's Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027 report to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate the changes and needs impacting the products, sales, segment, and marketing of professional and scholarly e-books.

Simba’s Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2023-2027 report is an essential tool for publishing executives, M&A advisors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the current drivers impacting science and technical publishing, both recent past, present, and forecast into the next few years.

Simba has the knowledge base and perspective gained from more than 20 years’ covering this market and the rapid changes in technology, the economy, mergers, partnerships, and public policy that affect it.


  • Methodology
    • Introduction
    • Definition of Scientific & Technical Publishing
    • Definitions by Product Format
      • Journals
      • Online Content
      • Abstracting & Indexing
      • Books
      • Other Activities
      • Elimination
    • Scope of the Report
    • Definitions by Geography
    • Sources of Information
    • Methodology for Estimates and Forecasts
  • Executive Summary
    • Introduction
    • Key Findings
  • Market Overview
    • Introduction
    • Market Size
    • Product Forms
      • Journals
      • Online Content
      • Abstracting & Indexing
      • Books
      • Other
        • Table Scientific & Technical Publishing: Product Forms, 2020 – 2022 ($ millions)
    • Geography
      • Languages
      • North America Dominates
      • Asia Pacific Ascendant
      • Currency Impacts
        • Table Yearly Average Exchange Rates, 2020 –2023
  • Market Trends
    • Introduction
    • AI Moves to Center Stage
    • Retractions Reach New High
      • Crisis at Hindawi
      • Countermeasures
    • M&A Impacts on the Market Landscape
    • R&D Trends
      • Table Research & Development Spending by Country, 2019 – 2022 ($ billions)
      • Table Forecast of Research & Development Spending by Country, 2023 – 2026 ($ billions)
  • Leading Scientific & Technical Publishers
    • Introduction
    • Market Leaders
      • Table Leading Scientific and Technical Publishers, 2021 – 2022 ($ millions)
    • Elsevier
      • Business Segments
      • Elsevier Business
      • Primary Research
      • Databases, Tools and Electronic Reference
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • S&P Global
      • Merger with IHS Markit
      • Business Segments
      • Commodity Insights
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Springer Nature
      • Business Segments
      • Research Segment
      • Journals
      • Books
      • Platforms and Solutions
      • Consumer Media
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Clarivate
      • ProQuest Acquisition
      • Business Segments
      • Academia & Government
      • Life Sciences & Healthcare
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • American Chemical Society
      • Business
        • Table Highest Impact Journals in Chemistry, 2022
      • Current Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Wiley
      • Business Segments
      • Research
      • Academic
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
      • Business
        • Table Highest Impact Journals in Engineering, 2022
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Informa
      • Business Segments
      • Taylor & Francis
        • Table Taylor & Francis: Scientific and Technical Publishing by Form, 2023
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • EBSCO Information Services
      • Business Segments
      • EBSCO Information Services
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Pearson
      • Business Segments
      • Higher Education
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Other Scientific & Technical Publishers
      • MDPI
      • Sage Publishing
      • Oxford University Press
      • De Gruyter
      • InderScience
      • Emerald Publishing
      • Professional Organizations
      • Universities
      • Academies and Learned Societies
      • Online Content
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Introduction
      • S&P Global Merger
      • Informa Intelligence
      • Publishers Build Scope Through Acquisitions
      • Research Tool Sciwheel Joins Sage
        • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestments: Scientific & Technical Publishing, 2022
      • Investor for Emerald Publishing
      • AI Technology Sparks Acquisitions
      • Expanding Scientific and Technical Portfolios
      • De Gruyter Brill
      • American Chemical Society Acquires ChronosHub
        • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestments: Scientific & Technical Publishing, 2023
        • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestments: Scientific & Technical Publishing, 2024
  • Market Forecast and Outlook
    • Introduction
    • Economic Outlook
      • Global Inflation Persists
      • Monetary Policy Impacts
      • GDP Growth Slows
      • Near-Term Outlook: Leading Scientific and Technical Publishers
        • Table Leading Scientific and Technical Publishers, 2022 – 2023 ($ millions)
    • Global Forecast
      • Table Forecast of Real GDP Growth, 2023 – 2028 (% growth)
    • Product Forecast
      • Table Scientific & Technical Publishing Forecast by Product Form, 2023 – 2027 ($ millions)

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