Nomos Publishing Company

Nomos Publishing Company is a German academic publisher founded in 1964, specializing in law, social sciences, and humanities. It serves legal professionals, academics, law students, libraries, and public-sector agencies through books, journals, and the NomosOnline digital research platform.

Company typePrivate
Founded1964
HeadquartersBaden-baden, Germany
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2C
OfferingDigital Commerce or Content

What Nomos Publishing Company does

Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, trading as Nomos Publishing Company, is a German academic publishing house headquartered in Baden-Baden and operating continuously since 1964. The company specializes in scholarly publications across law, social sciences, and humanities, producing monographs, handbooks, journals, and curated series — including the 'Schriften des Europa-Instituts' (117 titles), 'Deutsches, Europäisches und Vergleichendes Wirtschaftsrecht' (145 titles), and the 'Sonderheft Europarecht' series (55 supplementary issues). Its catalog is granular across the full spectrum of German, European, and international legal disciplines, with named scholarly authors and deep coverage from foundational legal theory through specialized practice areas such as SGB social-security codes, Bau- und Bodenrecht, and Datenschutzrecht. The company's digital infrastructure centers on the nomos-shop.de e-commerce storefront (German/English), the NomosOnline subscription-based legal research database, and the Inlibra digital reading platform, supplemented by the NomosEvents platform and the 'Die Blauen' law-study literature series.

Nomos generates revenue through three primary streams: one-time book sales at fixed prices ranging from approximately €17.90 to €990.00 per title, recurring journal subscriptions with preferential subscriber pricing, and subscription-based NomosOnline digital database modules. Distribution is sales-led and direct-to-consumer through the proprietary online shop and the Beck Hart Nomos (BHN) joint online shop (a three-way international channel with Beck and Hart publishers), with secondary digital distribution via the Inlibra platform and co-publishing arrangements such as the Karl-Alber-Verlag partnership for philosophy/humanities titles. Marketing relies on themed newsletters (Digitalrecht, Sportrecht, Sozialrecht, etc.), the 'Rechtzeitig' debate podcast, and corporate social channels on LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Mastodon.

The company serves a horizontally segmented customer base spanning legal professionals and academics (judges, attorneys, legal scholars, law professors), law students, academic institutions and libraries, and government and public-sector agencies. No public revenue figures, funding rounds, M&A activity, or headcount growth data are disclosed; the company operates as a privately held German limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) with 51–100 employees and no evidence of institutional or venture backing.

Nomos Publishing Company firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Nomos Publishing Company
Legal name: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Website: https://nomos-shop.de
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1964
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: Nomos Publishing Company is a German academic publisher founded in 1964, specializing in law, social sciences, and humanities. It serves legal professionals, academics, law students, libraries, and public-sector agencies through books, journals, and the NomosOnline digital research platform.
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Nomos Publishing Company industry classification

Industry

Product category: Academic Publishing
NAICS: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313), Periodical Publishers (513120)
SIC: Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)
akta.pro primary industry: Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)
akta.pro secondary industries: Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises) (MPAJACAA), Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science) (EDAGABAD), Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

Keywords

Academic publishing
Legal scholarship
Humanities publishing
Academic journals
Law books

Where Nomos Publishing Company is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Baden-baden
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Nomos Publishing Company business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

Book Sales: One-time purchase revenue from academic and professional books across law, social sciences, and humanities disciplines, with prices ranging from approximately €17.90 to €990.00 per title.
Journal Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from academic journals in European law and related fields, with special pricing for subscribers.
NomosOnline Digital Modules: Subscription-based online legal database modules providing access to digital legal content and resources.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
One time/ perpetual license	Pay-as-you-go	Individual book purchases at fixed prices
Subscription	Annual	Journal and publication subscriptions with preferential subscriber pricing

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Nomos Publishing Company product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Nomos Publishing Company is a German academic publisher that produces and sells scholarly books, academic journals, and online legal research databases in law, social sciences, and humanities. Its offerings include the NomosOnline subscription database for legal research, the Inlibra digital reading platform, NomosEvents for academic conferences, and an extensive catalog of journals and books sold through its own e-commerce shop and partner channels.

Product overview

Nomos Publishing Company is a German academic publisher specializing in legal scholarship, social sciences, and humanities. The company's product portfolio consists of print and digital academic publications including books, journals, and online databases. Key products include NomosOnline (an online legal research database), Inlibra (a digital reading platform), NomosEvents (events management), and a comprehensive range of academic journals and books spanning multiple disciplines including law (Recht), social sciences (Sozialwissenschaften), and humanities (Geisteswissenschaften). The company operates primarily through its e-commerce platform nomos-shop.de and serves academic institutions, legal professionals, and researchers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Beck Hart Nomos (BHN): A collaborative publishing venture between Beck Verlag, Hart Publishing, and Nomos for international legal literature
NomosOnline
Die Blauen
Inlibra

Products and services

NomosOnline Subscription-based online legal research platform offering access to administrative law content and other legal databases for legal professionals, scholars, and students.
Inlibra Digital reading platform and e-book service provided by Nomos for accessing academic publications.
NomosEvents Platform for Nomos events, conferences, and academic gatherings supporting the academic community.
Journals (Zeitschriften) Academic journals covering law, social sciences, and humanities disciplines available via subscription with special subscriber pricing.

Companies that use Nomos Publishing Company

Customer profile

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Nomos Publishing Company technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
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Nomos Publishing Company partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Beck Hart Nomos (BHN)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint online shop collaboration between Beck, Hart, and Nomos publishers providing expanded international distribution for German academic legal publications. The BHN Online Shop offers combined catalog access under the tagline 'Juristische Exzellenz kennt keine Grenzen' (Legal excellence knows no boundaries).
Karl-Alber-VerlagminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublishing partnership for selected titles such as 'Intricacy' (978-3-495-98939-5), where Karl-Alber-Verlag co-publishes with Nomos, expanding distribution in philosophy and humanities subjects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Nomos Publishing Company competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Springer Nature: Global academic publishing giant with extensive law, social science, and humanities lists plus large-scale digital platforms. Competes with Nomos for authors, journal subscriptions, and library deals while operating at much larger scale.
Wolters Kluwer: Global information services group whose Legal & Regulatory division (including Carl Heymanns and Otto Schmidt) competes in German legal publishing and adjacent professional information markets. A scaled incumbent that dwarfs Nomos in capital and technology.
De Gruyter: Berlin-based academic publisher with a broad humanities, social science, and law portfolio and a strong open-access program. Overlaps with Nomos in German-language scholarship while providing significant English-language and digital reach.
Brill | Nijhoff: International academic publisher with deep humanities, social science, and international-law lists including the Nijhoff imprint. Competes with Nomos particularly in international and European law monographs and journals.

Direct peers

C.H. Beck: Germany's largest legal and tax publisher; direct competitor across statutes, commentaries, journals, and law-student literature. Beck is also Nomos's joint-venture partner in the BHN Online Shop, making it both peer and partner in German legal academic publishing.
Mohr Siebeck: Tübingen-based academic publisher focused on law, theology, and social sciences with a comparable list of monographs, handbooks, and peer-reviewed journals. Directly competes for German-language legal scholarship authors and library budgets alongside Nomos.
Duncker & Humblot: Berlin-based academic publisher with deep roots in German jurisprudence, economics, and social sciences. Closely mirrors Nomos's positioning as a scholarly legal publisher serving universities and practitioners.
Carl Heymanns Verlag: Specialist German legal publisher (part of Wolters Kluwer) focusing on commentaries, handbooks, and professional literature for lawyers; overlaps with Nomos's practitioner and law-student titles.
Hart Publishing (Oxford): UK-based academic legal publisher; a BHN joint-venture partner with Beck and Nomos. Comparable in producing high-quality English-language legal monographs and series for an academic and professional audience.
Edward Elgar Publishing: Independent academic publisher specializing in law, economics, and social sciences with strong European-law lists. Comparable in size and focus to Nomos, especially in European and international law scholarship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Nomos Publishing Company financial estimates

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Nomos Publishing Company leadership team

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Nomos Publishing Company funding detail

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Nomos Publishing Company M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Nomos Publishing Company

What does Nomos Publishing Company do?

Is Nomos Publishing Company a public or private company?

Nomos Publishing Company is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Nomos Publishing Company founded?

Nomos Publishing Company was founded in 1964. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Nomos Publishing Company based?

Nomos Publishing Company is headquartered in Baden-baden, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does Nomos Publishing Company make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Book Sales are the primary driver. The others are journal Subscriptions and nomosOnline Digital Modules.

Who are Nomos Publishing Company's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Springer Nature, Wolters Kluwer, De Gruyter and Brill | Nijhoff. Direct peers are C.H. Beck, Mohr Siebeck, Duncker & Humblot, Carl Heymanns Verlag, Hart Publishing (Oxford) and Edward Elgar Publishing.

Does Nomos Publishing Company have an API?

No public API is recorded for Nomos Publishing Company.

What industry is Nomos Publishing Company in?

Nomos Publishing Company's product category is Academic Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJABAC, Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed), with a secondary code of MPAJACAA, Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises). Its NAICS code is 5131 and its SIC code is 2731.