Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027

Report Overview

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.

Competitive Landscape

The competitive landscape is currently dynamic due to Clarivate’s acquisition of ProQuest and its impact on the established hierarchy within the market. Clarivate has ambitious plans for the integration of ProQuest into the company’s structure, and once that integration is more fully articulated there will likely be impacts on other competitors in the academic space.

Informa and Cengage have undertaken extensive restructuring, and many companies are engaged in strategic reviews of their businesses, especially those with exposure in higher education markets. Informa sold off its large Informa Intelligence division to allow more focus on its B2B businesses and the Taylor & Francis publishing division.

Cambridge University Press merged with the Cambridge Assessment business to create a new entity: Cambridge University Press & Assessments. This union highlights the focus on end-to-end structures in publishing. Many publishers are moving laterally into adjacencies such as assessments, specialized workforce education services around upskilling and reskilling.

Outlook

The macroeconomic outlook is steadily weakening and impacts from the academic markets are also negatively affecting the publishing competitors that serve those markets.

The total Social Sciences & Humanities publishing market is forecast to reach $4.5 billion in 2023, gaining 0.7% over 2022. Longer term, the macroenvironment is expected to hinder growth over the 2023-2025 period. Minimal growth is forecast for the scholarly publishing market, reaching $4.67 billion in revenue by 2027, with CAGR of 0.8% over the 2023-2027 period.