Open Access Book Publishing 2024-2028

Description

Simba Information's Open Access Book Publishing 2024-2028 provides an in-depth analysis of the rapidly evolving open-access (OA) book market, highlighting its growth, challenges, and future prospects. The report examines key trends, including the surprising resilience of print sales, which generate significant revenue alongside digital access, with an average of $17,000 per title. It explores the diverse funding models stabilizing OA initiatives, including book processing charges (BPCs), grants, and institutional support, and projects market revenues to grow at a CAGR of 8%, reaching $127 million by 2028. The study also profiles leading publishers and regional contributions, emphasizing the humanities and social sciences' dominance in OA publishing. This comprehensive resource offers actionable insights for publishers, libraries, researchers, and policymakers navigating the future of academic publishing.

Product Code: CURP19463525

Table of Content

METHODOLOGY

DEFINITION OF OPEN ACCESS BOOK PUBLISHING

SCOPE OF THE REPORT

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

METHODOLOGY FOR PROJECTING/ESTIMATING RESULTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING?

KEY FACTS AND TRENDS

OA Book Revenue Continues to Grow

Viability Questions Fade; New Questions Emerge

Funding, Funding, Funding

Study Finds Print Sales of OA Titles Are Significant

CHAPTER 1: OPEN ACCESS BOOK MARKET

INTRODUCTION
MARKET SIZE
Revenue
Table 1-1. Open Access Book Market Revenue, 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
What is an OA Book Worth?
Table 1-2. Mean BPC Charges for Select Open Access Publishers, 2014 - 2024
OA Metrics
Table 1-3. Directory of Open Access Books Metrics, 2019 - 2023
Table 1-4. Scholarly Book Market Segments, 2021 - 2023 ($ million)
Examining Title Metrics for Individual Publishers in the DOAB
Figure 1-1. Leading Open Access Book Publishers' Title Growth, 2019 - 2023 (number of titles)
Figure 1-2. Leading Open Access Publishers' Growth in Titles Added to DOAB, 2021 - 2024P
Open Access Funding Mandates
Open Access Books by Discipline
Figure 1-3. Open Access Book Titles by Discipline, YTD 2024
Book Type
Open Access Books by Geography and Language
Figure 1-4. Open Access Book Titles by Language, YTD 2024

CHAPTER 2: NOTABLE OPEN ACCESS BOOK PUBLISHERS & PROGRAMS

INTRODUCTION
LEADING OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHERS
Figure 2-1. Leading Open Access Book Publishers by Total Title Count, 2024 YTD
SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES PRESSES DOMINATE THE DOAB
Table 2-1a. Leading Open Access Book Publishers Ranked by Number of Titles, 2023
Table 2-1b. Leading Open Access Book Publishers Ranked by Number of Titles, 2023
Table 2-1c. Leading Open Access Book Publishers Ranked by Number of Titles, 2023
LEADING OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHERS BY REVENUE
Table 2-2. Leading Open Access Book Publishers' Revenue, 2021 - 2023 ($)
PUBLISHER PROFILES
MDPI
Table 2-3. Publishers Ranked by Titles Added to DOAB, 2022
Springer Nature
Taylor & Francis
IntechOpen
Table 2-4. Publishers Ranked by Titles Added to DOAB, 2023
De Gruyter Brill
Table 2-5. Publishers Ranked by Titles Added to the DOAB through July, 2024
Transcript Verlag
Nomos Verlag
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
Amsterdam University Press
OTHER NOTABLE OA BOOK PLAYERS
Frontiers
RAND Corporation
MIT Press
COOPERATIVE OPEN ACCESS BOOK PROGRAM AND TRIALS
Table 2-6. Cooperative OA Book Programs, 2023
Google Books
HathiTrust Digital Library
Knowledge Unlatched
Project MUSE
Project Gutenberg
SciELO Books

CHAPTER 3: OPEN ACCESS BOOK TRENDS AND FORECAST

INTRODUCTION
CURRENT TRENDS IN OPEN ACCESS BOOK PUBLISHING
Viability Questions Fade; New Questions Emerge
Funding, Funding, Funding
Durable Demand for Print Books Restricts OA Growth
TOME Comes to a Close
State of Mandates
Open Access is Not Done Evolving
OA Books in SSH Disciplines Can't Live on BPCs Alone
Print Book Sales Grow
Figure 3-1. Scholarly Print Book, Closed Access E-Book & OA Book Revenue, 2021 - 2023 ($ million)
Figure 3-2. Scholarly Professional Print Book, Closed Access E-Book, OA Book Growth, 2019 - 2023
(%)
Study Finds Print Sales of OA Titles Are Significant
OPEN ACCESS BOOK PUBLISHING MARKET FORECAST
Introduction
Table 3-1. Open Access Book Market Revenue, 2024P - 2028P ($ million)
Publishing Economies Face Slower Growth in GDP 2024-2028
Table 3-2. World GDP Projected Growth by Region, 2024 - 2028 (% annual growth)
DOAB Metrics Forecast
Table 3-3. Directory of Open Access Book Forecast, 2024P - 2028P
Assumptions
Revenue Forecast of Top 10 OA Book Publishers
Table 3-4. Leading Open Access Book Publishers Forecast, 2024P - 2025P ($ million)