With regular, rapid change, direct government intervention, and policies that favor domestic competition, the China market poses significant challenges and opportunities for STM publishers and publisher service providers across the globe. The sheer volume of quality research being carried out in China and a long-term focus on innovation and scientific progress mean that the Chinese publishing market will remain important for years to come.
In this new probing report, a joint effort by Clarke & Esposito and Osmanthus Consulting Ltd., we examine recent changes in China’s scholarly marketplace and their implications – from trends in funding and open access (OA) to the China Journal Excellence Action Plan (CJEAP) and the emergence of journal warning lists. We offer an extensive market overview and in-depth analysis so that you can develop a proactive China strategy.
This report will help you better navigate China’s publishing sector reforms and address your organization’s top priorities related to China’s ambitious efforts to develop a world-class STM journal sector. Organizational License Plus purchasers receive additional exclusive benefits: key market data and action items, a Q&A Zoom call, alerts and analysis of breaking news, market updates, and a quarterly newsletter.
Gain access today to inform your China strategy.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Actions for International STM Publishers
- China’s STM Publishing Market
- Domestic Publishing: a Top-Down, Fragmented Sector
- International STM Publishers in China
- Publishing Partnerships
- Market Drivers
- Research Assessment Reforms
- China Journal Excellence Action Plan
- Journal Recommendation and Warning Lists
- Open Access and OA Funding
- Impact on International STM Publishers
- Effects of the Research Assessment Reforms
- CJEAP Journal Partnership Opportunities
- Maximizing Journal Recommendations and Handling Warning Lists
- OA Policies and Funding
- Figures
- FIGURE 1: China STM publishing – a fragmented market
- FIGURE 2: Regulatory and supervisory structures in Chinese publishing
- FIGURE 3: Growth in Chinese publications by access type
- FIGURE 4: Forecast growth in China R&D spend 2021–2025 (fourteenth 5-year plan)
- FIGURE 5: China R&D funding by research type in 2020 and 2021
- FIGURE 6: Timeline of the China Journal Excellence Action Plan
- FIGURE 7: Change in article access model from 2012 to 2021 for China and ROW
- FIGURE 8: Output by article access type – China versus ROW
- Tables
- TABLE 1: China versus global publications overview
- TABLE 2: CAGR by article access type in China versus rest of world and global
- TABLE 3: Publishing partnerships in China
- TABLE 4: Categories of journals in the China Journal Excellence Action Plan
- TABLE 5: China journal rankings lists
- TABLE 6: 2023 CAS Early Warning List
- TABLE 7: Fluidity of the CAS Early Warning List
- TABLE 8: Chinese domestic OA publishers – April 2023
- Panels
- PANEL 1: Reform impacts on the Chinese research ecosystem
- PANEL 2: The Web of Science and the EWL
- Appendix: Data in Detail
Pricing
We offer two license options, described below.
Best Value
Organizational License
Allows everyone in your organization to access and use the report.
$4,500 USD
Small Publisher - <$50M in annual revenues
$7,000 USD
Medium Publisher - $50M – $150M
$9,500 USD
Large Publisher - >$150M
$3,500 USD
Other - Organizations without journals
Pricing tiers are based on the total annual revenues of your organization in its last fiscal year. For the purposes of this report, a publisher is defined as any organization that holds copyright in or publishes or provides journals or aggregations of journals. Societies that own journals but publish with a partner should select the publisher tier that fits their total annual organizational revenue.
Best Value
Organizational License Plus
The best option for most organizations. Allows everyone in your organization to use the report. License includes additional benefits below that extend 12 months past the report’s first release (until June 2024).
$6,500 USD
Small Publisher - <$50M in annual revenues
$10,500 USD
Medium Publisher - $50M – $150M
$14,500 USD
Large Publisher - >$150M
Pricing tiers are based on the total annual revenues of your organization in its last fiscal year.
Additional Benefits
- Q&A Zoom call with a China market specialist
- Market updates throughout the year
- Quarterly newsletter on updates in the China market
- Alerts and analysis of breaking news
- Slide deck with key market data and action items for publishers
