{"id":5453,"date":"2015-06-15T05:41:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T05:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/behind-the-science-quick-facts-about-scientific-publishing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:08:58","slug":"behind-the-science-quick-facts-about-scientific-publishing-0","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/behind-the-science-quick-facts-about-scientific-publishing-0","title":{"rendered":"Behind the science: Quick facts about scientific publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Have you ever wondered about:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many research articles are published each year?<\/li>\n<li>How many peer-reviewed journals publish original research?<\/li>\n<li>How many researchers are there in the world?<\/li>\n<li>How is the publishing industry growing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;re a few numbers and facts that reveal the dynamic nature of scientific publishing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stm-assoc.org\/2015_02_20_STM_Report_2015.pdf\">STM Publishing report 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Image: Atlas designed by freepik.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Note: The Venn diagram in this infographic is not to scale and is for representation only.)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is the first of our series of posts on global trends in publishing. 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