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Top 25 Scientific publishing companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Scientific publishing companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 164 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 164 scientific publishing companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 15,694 professional contacts across them, including 3,647 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers scientific publishing companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest scientific publishing companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 164 scientific publishing companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to scientific publishing companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Taylor & Francis Group	Indirect evidence	Milton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,064 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Taylor & Francis Group partners with researchers, scholarly societies, universities and libraries worldwide to bring knowledge to life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Nature Portfolio	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	772 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Springer Nature publishes journals, databases and online products and services across the life, physical and applied sciences and, most recently, clinical medicine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	BMC	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	656 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BMC is a pioneer of open access publishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	IOP Publishing	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	524 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We work closely with researchers, librarians, and partners worldwide to produce academic journals, books and conference series.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Palgrave Macmillan	Indirect evidence	Basingstoke, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	218 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Palgrave Macmillan is a global academic and business publisher for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Intechopen	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	188 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2004, IntechOpen, the world's leading publisher of Open Access books - Built by scientists, for scientists provides a collaborative environment for peer-reviewed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Dove Medical Press	Indirect evidence	Macclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dove Medical Press Ltd is an online open access academic publisher specialising in science, technology and especially medicine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Edward Elgar Publishing	Partial evidence	Cheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Edward Elgar Publishing is a leading international academic and professional publisher with a strong focus on the social sciences and legal fields.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	The Company Of Biologists	Indirect evidence	Histon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Company of Biologists exists to support biologists and inspire advances in biology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Selectscience	Partial evidence	Corston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Join our global community of scientists for free access to the latest science technology and research news in your scientific field.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Cambridge Scholars Publishing	Partial evidence	Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cambridge Scholars Publishing is an independent academic publisher, committed to providing a forward-thinking publishing service that champions original thinking, whilst ensuring…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Future Science Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “VISION IN SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL PUBLISHING Founded in 2001, Future Science Group is a progressive publisher focused on breakthrough medical, biotechnological and scientific…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Anthem Press	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1993, Anthem Press specializes in the publishing of new academic research, professional and trade books and e-books within established and emerging social sciences…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Ashgate Publishing LTD	Partial evidence	Farnham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Ashgate Publishing Group incorporates Ashgate Publishing, Gower Publishing and Lund Humphries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Europa Science LTD	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Europa Science is a specialist publishing company serving the global science and technology sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Adonis & Abbey Publishers LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd, a niche publisher of academic and professional books as well as academic journals was incorporated in the United Kingdom in March 2003.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Prepress Projects LTD	Indirect evidence	Perth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We produce books, reports and journals for publishers and public sector organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Marston Book Services LTD	Partial evidence	Oxfordshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Distribution services for scientific, technical, medical, professional and specialist publishers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Cranthorpe Millner Publishers	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Too many beautifully written books are rejected on a regular basis because the submitting author doesn’t have a strong enough author platform.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Sciencenow Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Sciencenow Group (formerly the Current Science Group) began as a group of publishing companies in 1979.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Adjacent Digital Politics Limited	Partial evidence	Crewe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ADJACENT DIGITAL POLITICS LIMITED is a Publishing company located in DATUM HOUSE ELECTRA WAY CREWE BUSINESS PARK, CREWE, CHESHIRE, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Portland Press	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Owned by the Biochemical Society, Portland Press is an independent publisher working in partnership with researchers, institutions, and funders to share knowledge and advance the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Ubiquity Press Limited	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Softwood Books	Indirect evidence	Stowmarket, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2017 by author and editor Maddy Glenn, Softwood Books is a multi-award-winning independent publisher dedicated to empowering authors worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Sherborne Gibbs Limited	Indirect evidence	Alcester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: scientific publishing companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names scientific publishing companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of scientific publishing companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name scientific publishing companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Scientific publishing companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

23.2%Verified-email coverage

95.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

40.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 164 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among scientific publishing companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “scientific publishing companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names scientific publishing companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among scientific publishing companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,647 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Scientific publishing companies by metro

Scientific publishing companies in London67

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names scientific publishing companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many scientific publishing companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 164 scientific publishing companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Taylor & Francis Group, headquartered in Milton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most scientific publishing companies?

London leads with 67 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (3) and Edinburgh (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,647 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 164 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.