STM Online Services 2019-2023


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STM Online Services 2019-2023

This report provides an overview and financial outlook for the global scientific, technical and medical (STM) market for online services based on specific research and analysis of the leading competitors’ performance. Simba has used the information it gathered through primary and secondary research to estimate company, market and individual delivery channel performance in 2018. Company performance is estimated through 2019. Market performance is projected through 2023. This research was conducted in conjunction with a larger study of the overall market for professional publishing, including legal and business publishing, the results of which are available in the associated reports:

  • Scholarly & Professional E-Book Publishing 2018-2022;
  • Open Access Journal Publishing 2018-2022;
  • Open Access Book Publishing 2018-2022;
  • Publishing For The Mobile Professional 2018-2021;
  • Global Social Science & Humanities Publishing 2018-2022;
  • Global Medical Publishing 2019-2023;
  • Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2019-2023.


  • Methodology
    • Definition of the STM Online Services Market
      • Online Content
      • Abstracting & Indexing Services
      • Elimination
    • Scope of the Report
    • Sources of Information
      • Primary and Secondary Research
      • Methodology for Projecting/Estimating Results
  • Executive Summary
    • Introduction
    • Key Facts & Trends
      • The Top 10 supply 63% of STM Online Services
      • U.S., Europe Lead STM Online Services Development
      • The Utility of Online Services is Displacing Books' Former Market Niche
      • Dynamic Publishing on the Rise
      • Open Data Mandates Will Put a Premium on Discovery & Integration
      • Author, Researcher Engagement Strategy
      • Collaboration Has Gained Acceptance, Seen as Strategy Even Among Rivals
  • Scientific, Technical & Medical Online Services
    • Introduction
    • Market Size
      • Table STM Online Services Revenue Breakdown, 2016-2018
    • Key Online Services Categories
      • Table Scientific & Technical Online Services Revenue Breakdown, 2016-2018
      • Sci-Tech, Standards and Patent Online Content
        • Table STM Online Services, Major Market Categories
      • Drug Databases
        • Table Medical Online Services Revenue Breakdown, 2016-2018
      • Clinical Reference
      • Training and Certification
      • Reference Management and Analytical Tools
      • Sci-Tech Abstracting & Indexing Services
      • Medical Abstracting & Indexing Services
    • STM Publishing by Geography
      • Regional Breakdown:
    • Language Splits and Major Publishing Hubs
      • North America
      • Europe
        • Table Currency Exchange Rate Movements for Europe, 2016-2018
      • Asia-Pacific
        • Table Currency Exchange Rate Movements for Asia-Pacific, 2016-2018
      • Rest of the World
        • Table Currency Exchange Movements for Rest of World, 2016-2018
    • Currency
  • Leading STM Online Services Publishers
    • Introduction
    • Leading STM Online Publishers
      • Table STM Online Services Leading Publishers Share, 2018
    • Wolters Kluwer
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
        • Table Leading STM Online Service Competitor Revenue, 2017-2018
    • Clarivate Analytics
      • Company Overview
        • Table Leading Competitors Scientific & Technical Online Services by Revenue, 2017-2018
      • Recent Company Performance
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • Elsevier
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
        • Table Leading Competitors Medical Online Services by Revenue, 2017-2018
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • IHS Markit
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
        • Table Leading Competitors in Standards, Patents, Online Content by Revenue 2017-2018
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • American Chemical Society
      • Company Overview
        • Table STM Abstracting & Indexing Market Leaders by Revenue, 2017-2018
      • Recent Company Performance
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • CGG
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • EBSCO Information Services
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • IBM Watson Health
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
        • Table Leading Drug Database Providers by Revenue, 2017-2018
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • athenahealth
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Medical Publishing Strategy
        • Table Clinical Reference Leaders by Revenue, 2017-2018
    • Hearst Health Network
      • Company Overview
      • Recent Company Performance
      • STM Online Publishing Strategy
    • Mergers & Acquisitions in the STM Online Services Market
      • Simba Information's STM Online Services Mergers & Acquisitions Index
        • Table Key STM Online Services M&A Activity, 2017
        • Table Key STM Online Services M&A Activity, 2018
        • Table Key STM Online Services M&A Activity, 2019
      • Key Industry and Global Trends in Merger & Acquisition Activity
  • Trends & Forecast
    • Introduction
    • Current Trends in STM Online Services
      • The Utility of Online Services is Displacing Books Former Market Niche
      • Dynamic Publishing on the Rise
      • Open Data Mandates Will Put a Premium on Discovery & Integration
      • Author, Researcher Engagement Strategy
      • Altmetrics Support the Engagement Strategy
      • Stand-Alone Products Have Evolved to be Part of a Platform
      • Medical Online Services Driven by Global Health Expenditure
        • Table World Health Care Expenditure 2019-2023
      • Employment Trends: Medical Doctors
        • Table Historical & Projected Growth of Medical Doctors' Global Headcount, 2013-2018
      • U.S., Europe Lead STM Online Services Development
      • Collaboration Has Gained Acceptance, Seen as Strategy Even Among Rivals
      • U.K. 'Brexit' February 2020, Most Details Still to be Determined
      • U.S. Election 2020 and Health Care Uncertainty
    • STM Online Services Forecast
      • Introduction
      • STM Online Content Forecast
        • Table STM Online Services Forecast, 2019P-2023P
      • STM Abstracting & Indexing Forecast
      • STM Elimination Forecast
      • S&T Online Services
        • Table Scientific & Technical Online Services Forecast, 2019P-2023P
      • Medical Online Services
        • Table Medical Online Services Forecast, 2019P-2023P
      • Forecast by Geography
        • Table World and Regional GDP Forecast 2019-2023
      • Forecast of Leading Publishers
        • Table Leading STM Online Service Competitor Forecast, 2018-2019P

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