International Association of STM Publishers: Documents

"STM is the leading global trade association for academic and professional publishers. It has 145 members in 21 countries who each year collectively publish nearly 66% of all journal articles and tens of thousands of monographs and reference works. STM members include learned societies, university presses, both subscription and open access publishers, new starts and established players." "STM Mission Statement: The well-being of people around the world is nourished by scientific, technical and medical information. STM publishers, by creating and supporting the means for disseminating this knowledge among scholars, researchers, and professionals, ensure that the benefits of scholarly research are reliably and broadly available. As the worldwide association of these publishers, mission is to support the goals of its members by representing and advocating their best interests around the globe...."