Tech trends 2015

At its annual Spring conference in the US, the STM Association launched its newest version of the Technology Trends for 2015, a series of three infographics which are very interesting to all players in the global book market.

STM is the leading global trade association for academic and professional publishers. It has over 120 members in 21 countries who each year collectively publish nearly 66% of all journal articles and tens of thousands of monographs and reference works. STM members include learned societies, university presses, private companies, new starts and established players.

The 2015 trends highlight data publishing and reputation management as significant drivers of the industry, all fed by the importance of the article itself connecting the large number of digital objects which now persist across scholarly publishing. A colourful infographic shows the three core developments across the publishing industry which a group of 26 leading companies identified as key to the technological present and future of the publishing industry for the next 3 to 5 years.

Tech trends 2015
2015 STM Tech Trends 2015 Infographic