About STM
STM is a broad and welcoming organisation which includes large and small companies, not for profit organisations and learned societies, traditional primary and secondary publishers and new players. Members have the opportunity to participate in a body central to the well being of our industry.
The mission of STM is to create a platform for exchanging ideas and information and to represent the interest of the STM publishing community in the fields of copyright, technology developments, and end user / library relations.
STM Aims and Objectives
- to assist publishers and their authors in their activities in disseminating the results of research in the fields of science, technology and medicine;
- to assist national and international organisations and communications industries in the electronic environment, who are concerned with improving the dissemination, storage and retrieval of scientific, technical and medical information;
- to carry out the foregoing work of the Association in conjunction with the International Publishers Association (IPA) and with the national publishers associations and such other governmental and professional bodies, international and national, who may be concerned with these tasks.
STM participates in the development of information identification protocols and electronic copyright management systems. STM members are kept fully up to date (via newsletters, the STM website, and e-mail) about the issues which will ultimately affect their business. STM organises seminars,training courses, and conferences. Its General Assembly is held annually, one day preceding the Frankfurt Book Fair.
About the Industry
To find out more, visit our About the Industry section where you'll find the STM Report and links to other industry relevant documents.
Industry Statistics
As featured in the STM News, you can find the latest Industry Statistics here.
