Our work is supported by a research programme which focuses on highlighting the contribution of the UK publishing industry.
We work with different organisations to deliver research reports on strategic areas of interest for the membership.
Recently, this has included working with economic consultancies, political think tanks and charity partners.
We submit responses to government consultations and select committee inquiries and prepare briefing documents on key issues for our members.
We also collate key industry statistics, including our Publishing Yearbook, and carry out an annual industry workforce survey.
This note is an addendum to the report The Contribution of the Publishing Industry to the UK Economy, written by Frontier Economics for the Publishers Association and published in December 2017. It corrects a figure quoted in the report which was labelled as the total amount authors received in 2016 from advances, royalties and income…
The PA Publishing Yearbook 2017, our latest annual collection of industry statistics shows the publishing industry continues to be a powerhouse of the creative industries, with total income rising by 5% to £5.7bn. You’ll notice we have made some further changes to the Yearbook design this year and, for the first time, have reduced the…
Publishers believe that monographs play an important part in the scholarly ecosystem. We want to encourage more monographs to be written and more to be read. We believe that books should live in minds, not on shelves. We are pro-access and always will be. Open Access policies are currently being developed and rolled out by…
Despite making up less than 1% of the world’s population and 4% of researchers, the UK accounts for 10% of downloads, 12% of citations and 16% of the world’s most cited journals. The Publishers Association Our briefing on academic publishing and Open Access policy is a useful explainer for anyone new to the topic, or…
The government fund that compensates authors for loaning their works for free from public libraries was extended to e-lending in June 2018. This note explains the legal context and highlights other legal developments that may impact this area in the future. We answer the following questions: I hear the Government has legislated to enable remote…
In July 2018, the Government published a policy paper on The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. In response, we published our analysis of the White Paper. It summarises the implications for publishing in the event that the EU accepts its recommendations with regards to Brexit. Our analysis touches on: People…