Academic, STM (Science, Technology, Medicine) and educational publishers are a key infrastructure for progress: they make research discoverable, verifiable and citable, translate complex knowledge into reliable formats, and ensure that findings reach students, schools, clinical practice and industry. Whether through peer review, editorial quality standards, metadata, licences or digital platforms – the sector builds trust in information and accelerates the transfer from idea to application.
At the same time, the sector is facing far-reaching changes: open-access models, new requirements regarding transparency and research data, AI-supported workflows, global visibility and issues of information integrity are shaping everyday life. As the international meeting place for the publishing industry, the Frankfurt Book Fair addresses these developments and brings together stakeholders such as publishers, libraries, research institutions, technology providers and educational organisations to drive forward solutions, standards and collaborations.
