Welcome to STM

The voice of research publishing for 40 years

STM is a global association of more than 100 scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishers, collectively responsible for more than 60% of the global annual output of research articles, over half the active research journals and the publication of tens of thousands of print and electronic books, reference works and databases. We are the only global trade association equally representing all types of STM publishers - large and small companies, not for profit organisations, learned societies, traditional, primary, secondary publishers and new entrants to global publishing.

What's happening at STM?


Press Release

Effective January 1, 2011, STM appoints Richard Gedye Director of Outreach Programmes - Research4Life, HINARI, AGORA, OARE, patientINFORM and ARDI.


STM has launched our Job Site

We are now posting STM member job openings. Please check this out and send us your job vacancies for posting.


Register now for STM's Annual Frankfurt Conference

iUser: It's all about me

Tuesday, 5 October 2010 at the Westin Grand Frankfurt

 

 

Visit STM at the Frankfurt Book Fair  -  Stand N439 Hall 4.2

 

 

Headline Archive

Headlines

AAP expresses concern about government mandates requiring free access to journal articles

July 29, 2010. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) warned that government mandates requiring free access to journal articles published by the private sector would seriously undermine scientific communicaiton, as well as U. S. jobs, exports and copyright protection.

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Fri, 30th July 2010

STM responds to Open Access in Denmark

On 7 July 2010, STM responded to the 'Recommendations for implementation of Open Access in Denmark.' Here is STM's submission giving general comments and specific replies to the suggested recommendations.

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Mon, 12th July 2010

3 million Orphan Books in Europe - EC Report

At least 3 million orphan books exist in Europe - works which are still in copyright but cannot be digitised because the rights holders cannot be traced to grant permission - according to a newly published report from the European Commission.

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Mon, 5th July 2010