In today’s global market, it’s more important than ever to understand the changing dynamics of scholarly and professional publishing. Rely on Simba Information’s Open Access Journal Publishing 2022-2026 to build your growth plan for this year and beyond.
This report explains the origins of the open access movement, gives a timeline for its development, but most importantly, Simba Information quantifies open access’ position as a fast growing subsegment of scholarly journal publishing. Simba used the information it gathered through primary and secondary research to develop a financial outlook for open access journal publishing including leading competitors’ performance through 2021 and market projections through 2026. This research was conducted in conjunction with a larger study of the overall market for scholarly and professional publishing.
Open Access Journal Publishing 2022-2026 contains separate chapters covering the market, key competitors, and issues and forecast that include:
Simba’s exclusive analysis of market size and structure
Revenue and market share rankings of 10 leading global publishers
Title and article growth metrics
A breakdown of players in the open access ecosystem including public and private research funders.
A breakdown of open access publishing in key geographic regions: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World
Analysis of mergers and acquisitions
Simba’s exclusive market projections to 2026 and more
Publishers and investment professionals can trust Open Access Journal Publishing 2022-2026 to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate growth potential, understand trends affecting the industry, and size up the competition.
Examples of some of the issues discussed include:
The impact of policy shifts in the U.S. to mandate immediate OA
The rise of transformative agreements
The pandemic’s role in accelerating the transition
Economic impacts, specifically inflation
Global R&D Spending forecast
Open Access Journal Publishing 2022-2026 is an essential tool for publishing executives, M&A advisors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the business strategies driving the scholarly and professional publishing industry.
Simba has a knowledge base from more than 25 years’ worth of perspective on these markets. This is not a static industry. It’s one that’s affected by rapid changes in technology, the economy, mergers, partnerships and public policy and library budgets. Simba’s experienced analysts and daily coverage is the bedrock for these reports.
Methodology
Definition of Open Access Journal Publishing
Scope of the Report
Sources of Information
Methodology for Projecting/Estimating Results
Executive Summary
Introduction
What is Open Access Publishing?
Key Facts & Trends
Open Access Sales Reach $1.4 billion in 2021
Open Access Has 12% of the Journal Market Share, Center of Conversation
Millions of Open Access Articles Published, Growing 10% Per Annum
Research & Development Spending Maintains Strong Outlook
After U.S. Policy Change, China and Other Asian Research Powers Expected to Follow Suit
APCs Could Rise as COVID-19 Impacts Are Replaced by Inflation
Open Access Journal Market
Introduction
Key Developments in Open Access
Internet, Economics Launch Open Access Movement
Plan S Takes Aim at Hybrid Journal Model
Biden Changes U.S. Open Access Policy
Open Access Definitions and Publishing Models
Open Access Journals
Gold
Green
Diamond
Hybrid
Megajournals
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Institutional Memberships
The Open Access Ecosystem
Public Funding Agencies
National Institutes of Health
European Research Council
Research Councils UK
The Wellcome Trust
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Institutional Mandates
Market Size
Table Open Access Journal Market by Metric, 2019-2021
Table Research Outputs on Science Direct, 2018-2021
APC Journal Revenue
Direct Support
Premium Services
Memberships
Transformative Agreements
Table Largest Transformative Agreements by Number of Publications Covered
Other Measures of Market Size
Open Access by Discipline
Medical & Biosciences
Scientific & Technical
Social Science and Humanities (SSH)
Open Access Publishing by Geography
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Rest of the World
Language
Leading Open Access Journal Publishers
Introduction
Leading Open Access Journal Publishers
Table Leading Open Access Journal Publishers’ Revenue1, 2019-2021
Springer Nature
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Table Most Cited Journals, 2021
MDPI AG
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
John Wiley & Sons
Company Overview
Table Most Active Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal Titles
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Table Open Access Journals Leading Citations in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Elsevier
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Frontiers
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
IEEE
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Informa PLC
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
SAGE Publications
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Wolters Kluwer
Company Overview
Recent Company Performance
Open Access Strategy
Other Notable Publishers
De Gruyter
Table Leading Publishers by Titles in the Directory of Open Journals
Oxford University Press
American Chemical Society
Table Leading Publishers by Average Citations, 2021
Mergers & Acquisitions in the OA Journal Market
Table OA Journal Publishing M&A Activity, 2020-2022
Trends & Forecast
Introduction
Trends in Open Access Publishing
Pandemic Hit the Accelerator on Open Access Transition
Transformational Deals Gobble Up Library Budgets Too
APCs Could Rise as COVID-19 Impacts Are Replaced by Inflation
After U.S. Policy Change, China and Other Asian Research Powers Expected to Follow Suit
Research & Development Spending Maintains Strong Outlook
Table Research & Development Spending Forecast by Country, 2022-2026