Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

What Lippincott Williams & Wilkins does

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is the medical journal publishing division of Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary under the publicly traded Dutch multinational Wolters Kluwer N.V. LWW publishes over 500 peer-reviewed journals across more than 50 medical, nursing, and allied health specialties, including prestigious titles such as Circulation, Neurology, Anesthesiology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The business serves a broad base of healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, allied health workers), academic medical centers, and medical specialty societies, with exclusive official journal publication agreements spanning more than 100 society partners including the American Heart Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The core technology is the Lippincott Journals Platform, a digital publishing system hosted at journals.lww.com that delivers peer-reviewed articles, electronic Table of Contents (eTOC) alerts, CME-accredited content, and an AI-enabled Plain Language Summaries feature that produces machine-generated, non-technical summaries of article abstracts. Supporting products include the Medknow Journals platform for international and developing-world publications, the Lippincott Nursing sub-brand for nursing-specialty content, Clinical Pulse as a clinician learning platform, and an Author Tools & Resources Portal for manuscript submission. Multimedia extensions include podcast series for select journals covering clinical discussions and conference coverage.

LWW monetizes through a sales-led, subscription-recurring model. Revenue streams include individual and institutional journal subscriptions (universities, hospitals, and research institutions on annual site licenses), CME-accredited content delivery, journal content licensing to libraries and healthcare organizations, and open access article processing charges. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is anchored by society partnerships that grant LWW official publication status, driving recurring subscriber inflows from society membership rosters and embedding LWW journals into clinical practice, medical training, and board certification workflows.

Name

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Legal name

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Website

https://lww.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is the medical journal publishing division of Wolters Kluwer Health, publishing 500+ peer-reviewed journals across 50+ specialties in medicine, nursing, and allied health for healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and medical specialty societies worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Journal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• Medical journal publishing
• Nursing journals
• Allied health journals
• Continuing medical education
• Peer-reviewed journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Pennsylvania Furnace

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Journal Subscriptions: Individual and institutional subscriptions to medical journals across specialties including medicine, nursing, and allied health. Subscriptions include access to peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, and educational content.
2. Continuing Medical Education (CME): Accredited CME content through journals, allowing healthcare professionals to earn continuing education credits while reading peer-reviewed content.
3. Journal Licensing: Licensing of journal content to institutions, libraries, and healthcare organizations for academic and research purposes.
4. Open Access Publication Fees: Authors pay article processing charges for open access publication in certain journals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publishes peer-reviewed medical, nursing, and allied health journals via a digital platform, offering individual subscriptions, institutional site licenses, open access publishing, and accredited CME content across 50+ specialties. Its content portfolio includes prestigious society-affiliated titles such as Circulation, Neurology, Anesthesiology, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology, distributed to healthcare professionals and academic institutions worldwide.

Product overview

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins operates as a journal publishing division of Wolters Kluwer Health, serving as a leading publisher of peer-reviewed medical, nursing, and allied health journals. The product portfolio centers on the Lippincott Journals Platform—a digital platform providing access to over 300 journals across 50+ medical specialties including cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, nursing, and critical care. Key products include the Medknow Journals collection for international publications, Lippincott Nursing for dedicated nursing content, and Clinical Pulse for clinical education. The platform offers supplementary features such as Plain Language Summaries (AI-generated non-technical article summaries), eTOC Alert services for new issue notifications, and an Author Tools Portal for manuscript submission support. The journals span major medical disciplines from Addiction Medicine to Urology, serving healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lippincott Journals Platform Digital publishing platform providing access to over 500 peer-reviewed medical, nursing, and allied health journals across 50+ specialty areas including cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and nursing. Indispensable for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and academic institutions seeking current peer-reviewed clinical research.
• Medknow Journals Collection of journals published through the Medknow platform focusing on international and developing world medical publications, with open access options serving global healthcare communities.
• Lippincott Nursing Dedicated nursing content platform providing access to nursing journals and educational resources spanning specialties such as maternal/child nursing, critical care, oncology, and nursing management.
• Clinical Pulse Learning and education platform for healthcare professionals featuring clinical content and educational materials for continuing professional development.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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AI capability2 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Heart Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Circulation and related AHA journals (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; Circulation Research; Hypertension; Stroke) as official publications of the American Heart Association
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Journal of the American College of Surgeons as the official journal of the ACS
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Anesthesiology and ASA Monitor as official ASA publications
• American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes the Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (AJG)
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes ACSM journals including Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal
• American Academy of NeurologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Neurology and related Neurology journals (Neurology Genetics, Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, Neurology Education)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW hosts ASCO journals including Journal of Clinical Oncology and JCO Oncology Practice
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine as official SCCM journals, including the influential Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines
• American Society of Nephrology (ASN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) and Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW publishes Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open as official ASPS journals
• Lippincott Joint Journals (Various Specialty Societies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLWW maintains partnerships with over 100 medical specialty societies including JAAOS (orthopaedics), JBJS (orthopaedics), Spine, Annals of Surgery, and many others as official or affiliated society journals

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elsevier: RELX-owned Elsevier is the largest medical journal publisher globally, publishing flagship titles including The Lancet, Cell, and hundreds of specialty journals. Directly competes with LWW for society journal contracts and institutional subscription renewals across nearly every medical specialty.
• BMJ (British Medical Journal): BMJ publishes The BMJ and a portfolio of specialty clinical journals including BMJ Open, Heart, Thorax, and BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Direct peer in general and specialty medical publishing, with similar society partnership model.
• Karger Publishers: Karger is a specialty medical publisher focused on clinical medicine, with strong positions in nephrology, gastroenterology, and dermatology. Direct peer competing for specialty society journals in fields where LWW also publishes (e.g., ASN competitor for nephrology journals).
• Wiley: Wiley publishes hundreds of medical and scientific journals across specialties including oncology, nursing, and public health. Direct competitor for society journal contracts (e.g., American Cancer Society publications) and institutional site licenses.
• Massachusetts Medical Society (NEJM): Publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine and NEJM Catalyst, NEJM Evidence, and other specialty titles. Highest-impact general medical competitor to LWW and a benchmark for premium subscription pricing in the field.
• Springer Nature: Springer Nature publishes Nature Medicine, Nature Neurology, and a deep portfolio of medical specialty journals. Competes head-to-head with LWW for society partnerships, open access publishing, and institutional licensing in cardiology, oncology, neurology, and surgery.
• Taylor & Francis: Taylor & Francis (part of Informa) operates a large medical and healthcare journal portfolio through its Dove Medical Press and main imprint. Direct competitor for medical society publishing partnerships and subscription bundles.
• SAGE Publications: SAGE publishes medical, nursing, and health sciences journals across specialties including critical care, oncology, and palliative medicine. Direct peer in society journal publishing, particularly in nursing and allied health.
• American Medical Association (JAMA Network): AMA publishes JAMA and the JAMA Network specialty journals (JAMA Cardiology, JAMA Neurology, JAMA Surgery, etc.). Direct peer and frequent competitor for society-affiliated specialty journal publishing and institutional subscriptions.

Emerging players

• MDPI: MDPI is a fast-growing open access publisher with broad medical and life science coverage. Competes with LWW on author-side OA publishing and increasingly attracts submissions that might otherwise go to subscription journals, putting indirect pressure on LWW's traditional model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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