Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027

Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027


According to Simba Information’s Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 report, published June 2023, the global Social Science and Humanities market totaled $4.49 billion in revenue in 2022 an increase of 0.8% over $4.46 billion in 2021. The report found that market growth can be attributed to the recovery of major competitors in the market that saw short-term declines in revenue in 2020-2021. Simba also determined that the market saw an increase of 1.9% in online content revenue in 2022 vs $1.118 billion versus 2021. Simba Information’s Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 determined that this market continues to be dominated by books, which in 2022 accounted for 38% of revenue, followed by journals, which delivered 36% of revenue in the same year.

Simba Information’s Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 surfaces trends impacting the market, offers an analysis of the market landscape, provides profiles on the leading competitors in the market, and identifies mergers and acquisitions in the market from 2020-2023. Also included are a global forecast, insights on how these information products are being used, geographic and product format breakdowns and current industry challenges

The data and findings are based on Simba’s internal research and analysis of official data drawn from a wide range of expert sources, including interviews with industry executives, trade associations, government data sources, specialized industry databases, trade and publishing trade publications, annual reports, SEC filings, company Websites and marketing materials, earning call presentations, industry surveys and conference proceedings and other authoritative sources.

The Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 report covers the following major categories:

  • Market Trends
  • Market Landscape
  • Leading Competitors
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Global Forecasts
  • Definitions of Social Sciences and Humanities Publishing by Media
  • The Changing Role of Journals
  • Academic Library Insights
  • Global R & D Spending
  • Profiles of Leading Competitors
The report also contains detailed and granular data and analysis on key trends and developments in the market including a focus on:
  • Economic Headwinds Impacting the Market
  • The Social Sciences and Humanities Pipeline
  • Pricing Issues at Academic Libraries
  • NIH Funding
Key companies profiled include:
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Brill
  • Cengage
  • De Gruyter
  • EBSCO Information Services
  • Elsevier
  • Informa
  • Oxford University Press
  • Pearson
  • Peter Lang
  • ProQuest
  • Sage Publishing
  • Springer Nature
  • Wiley
Publishers and investment professionals can trust Simba Information's Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate the changes and needs effecting the products, sales, segment, and marketing of social science and humanities texts and materials.

Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 is an essential tool for publishing executives, M&A advisors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the current drivers impacting social science and humanities 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
    • Definition of Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing
      • Social Science & Humanities Disciplines
    • Definitions of Social Science & Humanities Publishing by Media
      • Books
      • Journals
      • Online Content and Services
      • Abstracting & Indexing Services
      • Other Activities
      • Elimination
    • Scope of the Report
    • Definitions by Geography
    • Sources of Information
      • Methodology for Estimates and Forecasts
  • Executive Overview
    • Introduction
      • Leading Competitors
      • Competitive Landscape
      • Outlook
  • Market Trends
    • Introduction
    • Current Trends
      • Economic Headwinds Accelerating
      • The SSH Pipeline
      • Changing Role of Journals in SSH Publishing
      • Academic Library Insights
      • Pricing Issues at Academic Libraries
      • NIH Funding for Behavioral and Social Science
      • Global R&D Spending
        • Table Research & Development Spending by Country, 2018 – 2021 ($ in billions)
  • Market Landscape
    • Introduction
    • Market Size
      • Books
        • Table SSH Publishing by Product Form, 2020 – 2022 ($ in millions)
      • Journals
      • Online Content
      • Abstracting & Indexing Services
      • Other Activities
    • SSH Publishing by Geography
      • Language Splits
      • Social Science Research Output
      • China Advancing in SSH Research
      • SSH Publishing by Region
      • Currency Effects
        • Table Foreign Exchange Trends: Unit of Foreign Currency in US Dollar Equivalent, 2020 – 2022
  • Leading Competitors
    • Introduction
    • Leading SSH Publishers
      • Table Leading Social Sciences & Humanities Publishers, 2021 – 2022 ($ in millions)
    • Informa
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Taylor & Francis
      • SSH Content
        • Table Taylor & Francis: SSH Publishing by Form, 2022
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Innovation
      • Product Development
    • Elsevier
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Elsevier: Science, Technical & Medical
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • EBSCO Information Services
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • EBSCO Information Services
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • ProQuest
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Academia & Government
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Springer Nature
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Research
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Sage Publishing
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Wiley
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Research
      • Academic
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Cengage
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Research
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Oxford University Press
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Academic
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Cambridge University Press
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Cambridge University Press
      • SSH Content
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Development
    • Other Leading Social Science & Humanities Publishers
      • Bloomsbury Publishing
      • De Gruyter
      • Brill
      • Peter Lang
      • Pearson
      • Art Publishers
      • University Presses
      • Online Content
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: SSH Publishing 2020
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: SSH Publishing, 2021
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: SSH Publishing, 2022
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: SSH Publishing, 2023
  • Global Forecast
    • Introduction
    • Market Forecast
      • Outlook: Leading SSH Publishers
        • Table Leading SSH Publishers Forecast, 2022 – 2023E ($ in millions)
      • Global Markets
      • Product Segments
        • Table SSH Publishing Forecast by Form, 2023P – 2027P ($ in millions)
  • Appendix
    • Table Research & Development Spending Forecast by Country, 2022-2025 ($ in billions)
    • Table Currency Exchange Rate vs. US Dollar, 2020 – 2022

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