Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2009-2010

Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2009-2010 published by SIMBA Information, Inc. in January, 2010. This report consists of 172 pages and the price starts from US $ 2995.

Introduction

Abstract

With the emergence of new technologies and the transition to digital delivery, professional publishers rely on Simba Information research to understand the future of their market and to guide their strategies. For this newest title to Simba' s research catalog, Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2009-2010 analyzes the market size and trends shaping this segment of the industry.

This all-new intelligence provides a comprehensive, analytical look at the overall landscape of the social science and humanities publishing market, including:

• Simba' s exclusive analysis of market size and structure;
• Perspective on the demand for social science and humanities products;
• Revenue and market share rankings of leading publishers;
• Detailed profiles of leading Social Science and Humanities publishers worldwide, including McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Holtzbrinck and Cambridge University Press; and
• Simba' s estimates for market growth in 2009.

The market for each segment (social science publishing and humanities publishing) is divided into the following content delivery channels: books, journals, online services (including abstracting and indexing), newsletters/looseleafs/directories and other, a category that includes audio, video and CD-ROM information.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Methodology

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Social Science Publishing

• Introduction
• Market Size and Growth
  • Books
  • Journals
  • Online Services/A&I
  • Other
• Leading Social Science Publishers
  • Informa
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • EBSCO
  • Cengage
  • Holtzbrinck
  • SAGE
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Oxford University Press
  • Pearson plc
  • McGraw-Hill Cos.
• Current Trends in Social Sciences Publishing
  • Surviving the Digital Age
  • Advancing Scholarship Takes a Backseat to the Bottom Line
  • Can Technology Rescue University Presses?
  • The Dawn of Open Access
  • University Presses Biding Time

• Table 1.1: Social Science Market Size by Media, 2007-2009E
• Table 1.2: English-Language Social Science Book Titles by Subject, 2008
• Table 1.3: Social Science Publishing Media Market Share by Segment, 2008
• Table 1.4: Key Social Science Journal Titles by Subject, 2008
• Table 1.5: Key Leading Social Science Publishers, 2007-2009P

Chapter 2: Humanities Publishing

• Introduction
• Market Size and Growth
  • Books
  • Journals
  • Online Services/A&I
  • Other
• Leading Humanities Publishers
  • Cengage Learning
  • Informa
  • Oxford University Press
  • McGraw-Hill
  • ProQuest
  • Pearson
  • Cambridge University Press
  • EBSCO
  • University of Chicago Press
  • SAGE
• Other Humanities Players
  • Abrams
  • Cornell University Press
  • Hackett Publishing Company
  • Harvard University Press
  • Penn State University Press
  • Princeton University Press
  • Yale University Press
• Current Trends in Humanities Publishing
  • Humanities Publishing Challenges Threaten Advancement of Scholarship
  • Mission of Scholarly Humanities Publishers Blurred Over Time
  • Publishing Experiments Seek Ways to Address the Industry' s Challenges
  • Seeking to Attract Wider Audiences to Humanities Books
  • Why Did Library Budgets Shift to Journals?
  • University Publishing Now ‘Out of Step’ with Academics; Strategy Needed
  • University Presses Becoming Electronic for Survival?
  • Libraries Are Told Open Access to Research Is Inevitable

• Table 2.1: Global Humanities Publishing Revenue, by Segment 2007-2009E
• Table 2.2: Arts & Humanities Book Titles by Key Subject, 2008
• Table 2.3: Number of Active Arts & Humanities Journals, 2008-2009
• Table 2.4: Humanities Publishing Media Market Share by Segment, 2008
• Table 2.5: Leading Humanities Publishers, 2007-2009E

Chapter 3: University Press, Society and Association Publishing

• University Presses
• Segment Size
• Leading University Presses
  • Oxford University Press
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Harvard Business Press
  • The University of Chicago Press
  • The University of California Press
  • Yale University Press
  • MIT Press
  • Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Duke University Press
  • Columbia University Press
• Current Trends in University Press Publishing
  • Settling with the Google Book Search Settlement
  • Online Publishing Driving Growth
  • Presses Start to Merge with Libraries
  • Print on Demand, E-Book Strategies Favored
  • Threat of Open Access
  • Piracy and University Presses
  • The Plight of the Monograph
• 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)
  • British Medical Association
  • Massachusetts Medical Society
  • The American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing
  • American Institute of Physics (AIP)
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • The Royal Society of Chemistry
  • The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Current Trends in Society/Association Publishing
  • Electronic Publishing on the Rise as Print Ebbs
  • Doing What It Takes to Survive
  • Survey: Societies' Primary Concern Is International Expansion
  • Some Society Publishers Acknowledge Benefits to Open Access

• Table 3.1: Leading University Press Publishers, Ranked by FY2008 Revenue
• Table 3.2: Leading Society/Association Publishers, Ranked by 2008 Publishing Revenue

Company Profiles

• Brill
• Cambridge University Press
• Cengage Learning
• EBSCO Publishing
• Emerald Publishing Ltd.
• Holtzbrinck
• Informa PLC
• Maney Publishing
• McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc.
• Oxford University Press
• Pearson PLC
• ProQuest
• SAGE Publications Inc.
• University of Chicago Press
• John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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