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Global STM Publishing 2008-2009
January 16, 2009
In today’s global market, it’s more important than ever to understand the dynamics of
STM publishing. Rely on Simba’s newest research tool -- Global STM Publishing 2008-
2009 -- to build your growth plan for this year and beyond.
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Perspective on which STM products and services customers want most
Revenue and market share rankings of leading publishers
Detailed profiles of 35 leading STM publishers worldwide
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Additional Information
Stamford, Conn. - January 29, 2009 - Overall growth in scientific, technical and
medical (STM) publishing fell a point and a half to 3.8% in 2008 to approach $16 billion
for the English-language global market, according to Global STM Publishing 2008-2009,
the newly released strategic market report from Simba Information.
The transition from print to electronic publishing has given STM publishers two ways to
fuel revenue growth and the market leaders have taken advantage. Traditional models
remain viable while publishers generate new revenue from the demand for tools to
search, index, link, cite and manage the vast amounts of electronic information now
available to researchers and clinical professionals.
The Online Services/Abstract & Indexing segment grew fastest compared to the other
content delivery segments in 2008. Online/A&I grew 6.1% to $2.97 billion in the STM

2. market. Publishers touted the demand for workflow solutions and many have
aggressively reorganized their operations to meet it.
Medical publishing grew at a compound annual growth rate of 4.1% between 2006 and
2008, but growth dipped near the end of the period. Simba expects that medical
publishing will continue to slow due to the severe economic slump and its impact on
advertising, a medical publishing revenue stream that had begun to weaken in 2007.
The newly released Simba report provides an overview and financial outlook for the
global STM publishing market based on specific research and analysis of the leading
competitors and market performance in six content delivery categories. This research
was conducted in conjunction with a larger study of the overall market for professional
publishing, the results of which are published in the associated reports Global Legal &
Business Publishing 2008-2009 and Global Professional Publishing 2008-2009.
The report also includes detailed profiles of leading STM publishers such as Reed
Elsevier, Thomson and Wolters Kluwer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Methodology
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Scientific and Technical Publishing
Introduction
Market Size
Journals
Books
Online/A&I
Directories/Databases
Newsletters/Looseleafs
Other
Leading Scientific/Technical Publishers
Reed Elsevier
Thomson Reuters
John Wiley & Sons
American Chemical Society
Springer Science+Business Media
IHS
Holtzbrinck
Pearson
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Informa
McGraw-Hill

3. Current Trends in Scientific/Technical Publishing
Full-Text Resources in Demand
Digitization Projects Spread Rapidly Across the Industry
Library Cost Pressures
Wait and See Web 2.0
Mergers & Acquisitions
Table 1.1: Global Scientific & Technical Publishing Market by Media, 2006-2008E
Table 1.2: Global Scientific & Technical Publishing, Media Market Share, 2007
Table 1.3: Leading Scientific & Technical Publishers, 2006-2008E
Table 1.4: Median Expenditures, Association of Research Libraries, 1988-2007
Table 1.5: Key Merger & Acquisition Activity in Scientific and Technical
Publishing, January 2007 - October 2008
Chapter 2: Medical Publishing
Introduction
Market Size
Journals
Books
Other
Online/A&I
Newsletters/Looseleafs
Directories/Databases
Leading Medical Publishers
Reed Elsevier
Wolters Kluwer
Thomson Reuters Healthcare
John Wiley & Sons
Springer Science+Business Media
CMPMedica
Informa
American Medical Association
Massachusetts Medical Society
British Medical Association
Thieme
McGraw-Hill
Current Trends in Medical Publishing
Pharmaceutical Advertising Wanes
Advertising Model Less Attractive
Effect of Consolidation
Growth in Health IT Expected
Fast Evolution in Mobile Medical, Workflow Solutions
Mergers & Acquisitions in the Medical Publishing Market
Table 2.1: Global Medical Publishing Market by Media, 2006-2008E
Table 2.2: Global Medical Publishing, Media Market Share, 2007
Table 2.3: Leading Medical Publishers, 2006-2008E

4. Table 2.4: Electronic Medical Products and Services
Table 2.5: Key Medical Publishing M&A Activity, January - December 2007
Table 2.6: Key Medical Publishing M&A Activity, January - December 2008
Chapter 3: University Press, Society and Association Publishing
University Presses
Segment Size
Leading University Presses
Oxford University Press
Cambridge University Press
Harvard Business School Publishing
The University of Chicago Press
Yale University Press
The University of California Press
MIT Press
Columbia University Press
Current Trends in University Press Publishing
Increased International Expansion
Online Initiatives Take the Forefront
Society and Association Publishers
Segment Size
Leading Society/Association Presses
American Chemical Society (ACS)
The American Medical Association (AMA)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Massachusetts Medical Society
British Medical Association
The American Psychological Association (APA)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing
The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Current Trends in Society/Association Publishing
Electronic Publishing on the Rise as Print Consolidates
Partnerships to Ride the Rough Waves of the Economy
Table 3.1: Leading University Press Publishers, Ranked by 2007 Revenue
Table 3.2: Leading Society/Association Publishers, Ranked by 2007 Publishing
Revenue
Company Profiles
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
American Institute of Physics
American Medical Association
American Psychological Association

5. British Medical Association
Cambridge University Press
CMPMedica
CSA/ProQuest
EBSCO Publishing
Epocrates
Holtzbrinck
IHS
Informa
Infotrieve
IEEE
Institute of Physics Publishing
Institution of Engineering and Technology
Massachusetts Medical Society
McGraw-Hill
MIT Press
Oxford University Press
Pearson plc
Reed Elsevier
Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing
SAGE Publications
Seitel
Skyscape
Springer Science+Business Media
Thieme
Thomson Reuters
University of Chicago Press
WebMD Health
John Wiley & Sons
Wolters Kluwer
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