Open Access Journal Publishing 2023-2027

Report Overview

The transformation underway in global scholarly publishing can appear as orchestrated movement from 1,000 feet, but the impact of open access is very different for every publisher at the ground level. It requires a clear line of sight into the ever-changing dynamics of scholarly and professional publishing. Rely on Simba Information’s Open Access Journal Publishing 2023-2027 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 2023 and market projections through 2027. This research was conducted in conjunction with a larger study of the overall market for scholarly and professional publishing.

Open Access Journal Publishing 2023-2027 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
• Simba’s exclusive market projections to 2027 and more.

Publishers and investment professionals can trust Open Access Journal Publishing 2023-2027 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 acceleration of transformative agreements
• Meeting the challenge of research integrity
• Evolving models, new sources of funding
• Opportunities in open data and preprints
• Global R&D Spending forecast.

Open Access Journal Publishing 2023-2027 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 30 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.

Introduction

This report provides an overview and financial outlook for the global open access (OA) journal publishing market based on specific research and analysis of the leading competitors’ performance through 2023 and market performance through 2027. This research was conducted in conjunction with Simba Information’s ongoing research into the overall market for professional publishing, including scientific and technical, medical, legal, and business publishing.

Key Facts & Trends

Because open access removes price barriers, revenue is not necessarily the most important metric for the sector. Furthermore, revenue must be carefully defined because OA publishers employ many business models. Each publisher is different and often there are differences between publications within the same stable.