Wiley-VCH

Name

Wiley-VCH

Legal name

Wiley-VCH GmbH

Website

https://wiley-vch.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing (MPAJABAJ), Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Scientific publishing
• Academic journals
• Scientific textbooks
• Chemistry publications
• Research publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Weinheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Journal Subscriptions and Publishing: Wiley-VCH publishes scientific journals in partnership with academic societies, generating revenue through institutional subscriptions (print and online), open access article processing charges, and society partnerships. Major journals include Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry Europe, and EMBO journals.
2. Book Sales (Print and eBooks): Sale of scientific textbooks, reference books, and professional publications across disciplines including chemistry, physics, engineering, business, and medicine. Products include the Wiley-Schnellkurs series, Dummies brand, and specialized scientific works.
3. Publishing Services for Authors: Services for authors including ISNI registration, publishing support, and manuscript submission platforms.
4. B2B Media and Advertising: Specialized B2B publications, portals, and digital services in chemistry, pharma, biotechnology, healthcare, automation, physics, and safety sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wiley-VCH is a German scientific publishing house that publishes peer-reviewed scientific journals, academic books, eBooks, and reference works across chemistry, physics, life sciences, materials science, medicine, engineering, and economics. The company operates the Wiley Online Library digital platform and maintains a large catalog of scientific publications distributed through its own e-commerce shop, institutional subscriptions, book trade wholesalers, and society partnerships.

Product overview

Wiley-VCH is a scientific publishing house operating as a multi-platform publisher of journals, books, eBooks, and digital resources. The core platform is Wiley Online Library, supported by the Bookfinder search tool and the Wiley-VCH Alerting Service newsletter. The company publishes under multiple sub-brands including the Advanced Portfolio of high-impact journals, Materials Views, Chemistry Views, Science to go, Wiley Wirtschaft, Wiley-VCH Dummies, Wiley-VCH Sybex, Wiley-VCH Pro Physik, Ernst & Sohn, and Wrox. Key products include Current Protocols for laboratory methods and the Wiley Schnellkurse rapid learning series. The journal portfolio includes prestigious titles such as Molecular Systems Biology, Angewandte Chemie, ChemistryEurope, and newly launched titles like Advanced Genetics, Advanced Intelligent Discovery, Advanced Robotics Research, CleanMat, Natural Sciences, and Food Risk Assess Europe. The company also publishes comprehensive reference works such as Modern Biopharmaceuticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Advanced Portfolio: Family of globally recognized high-ranking scientific journals disseminating the best in sciences
• Materials Views
• Science to go
• Wiley Wirtschaft
• Wiley-VCH Dummies
• Chemanager
• Wiley-VCH Sybex
• Wiley-VCH Pro Physik
• Chemistry Views
• Wiley Online Library
• Ernst & Sohn
• Wiley-VCH Advanced Controlling
• Wrox
• Wiley College
• Wiley Schnellkurse
• Current Protocols
• CITplus
• LVT Lebensmittelindustrie
• Modern Biopharmaceuticals

Products and services

• Wiley Online Library Comprehensive multidisciplinary digital platform providing online access to Wiley-VCH's portfolio of scientific journals, books, and reference works for institutional and individual subscribers worldwide.
• Bookfinder Online search tool enabling efficient discovery of textbooks and scientific publications via filtering options across Wiley-VCH's catalog, for students, lecturers, and researchers.
• Wiley-VCH Alerting Service Free monthly newsletter service providing targeted updates on news and new publications in selected scientific fields of interest.
• Angewandte Chemie Journal Family Flagship peer-reviewed chemistry journal including Angewandte Chemie and Angewandte Chemie International Edition, published for GDCh, offering high-impact original research in chemistry.
• ChemistryEurope Journal Flagship journal of the Chemistry Europe association of 16 European chemical societies, publishing high-impact authoritative research across all aspects of chemistry.
• Advanced Portfolio Journals Family of globally recognized high-ranking scientific journals including Advanced Materials, Advanced Science, Advanced Genetics, Advanced Intelligent Discovery, and Advanced Robotics Research, disseminating leading research across multiple scientific disciplines.
• EMBO Journal Portfolio Portfolio of peer-reviewed journals published for EMBO covering molecular biosciences, including EMBO Journal, EMBO Molecular Medicine, EMBO reports, and Molecular Systems Biology.
• Current Protocols Collection of standardized, step-by-step laboratory methods and protocols for scientific research across multiple disciplines, for laboratory researchers and scientists.
• Wiley Schnellkurse Book Series Rapid learning course book series for students needing to efficiently master complex subjects, covering business administration, economics, law, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering.
• Modern Biopharmaceuticals Reference Work Comprehensive four-volume reference work on modern biopharmaceuticals covering design, development, optimization, and technologies for innovative drug development, with contributions from Nobel Prize laureates.
• Ernst & Sohn Civil Engineering Publications Leading German-language publisher specializing in civil engineering content including Beton-Kalender, Mauerwerk-Kalender, Stahlbau-Kalender, and related journals, serving civil engineers and construction professionals.
• Author Publishing Services Publishing support services for authors including ISNI registration, manuscript submission platforms, and publishing guidance for scientific researchers and academics.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Wiley-VCH has been part of the global John Wiley & Sons publishing group since 1996. This integration allows Wiley-VCH to make its offerings available worldwide. John Wiley & Sons, founded in 1807, serves as the parent company with headquarters in Hoboken, NJ, USA.
• Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1921Founded in 1921, GDCh has nearly 30,000 members including 36 Nobel laureates. Wiley-VCH publishes major GDCh journals including Angewandte Chemie and Angewandte Chemie International Edition. GDCh is a founding member of Chemistry Europe.
• Chemistry EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChemistry Europe is an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries representing over 75,000 chemists. Founded 1995, Wiley-VCH publishes ChemistryEurope journal and other Chemistry Europe titles including Chemistry - A European Journal, ChemSusChem, and European Journal of Organic Chemistry.
• Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPG is the world's oldest and largest physics society with over 60,000 members. Former presidents include Max Planck and Albert Einstein. Wiley-VCH co-operates with DPG on the pro-physik.de portal and publishes Physik Journal.
• DECHEMAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDECHEMA is a nonprofit scientific-technical society founded in 1926 with over 5,800 members. Wiley-VCH publishes Chemical Engineering Technology, Materials and Corrosion, Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, and the Corrosion Handbook for DECHEMA.
• Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACES was founded in 2005 by chemical societies of Japan, China, Korea, and India. Now comprising 12 societies, ACES and Chemistry Europe mutually support publication of Chemistry - An Asian Journal, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, and ChemNanoMat.
• EMBOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMBO promotes excellence in molecular biosciences with approximately 1,500 members in Europe and 80 global partners. Wiley-VCH publishes EMBO Journal, EMBO Molecular Medicine, EMBO reports, and Molecular Systems Biology.
• Zeitfracht Medien GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAs of May 2024, Zeitfracht Medien GmbH handles the delivery of all Wiley-VCH titles including brands like Dummies and Ernst & Sohn. Based in Erfurt, Germany, they provide publisher distribution and logistics services.
• European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFIS represents over 12,000 immunologists from 30 societies in 31 European countries plus Israel. Wiley-VCH publishes the European Journal of Immunology for EFIS.
• Ernst & SohnmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorErnst & Sohn, founded 1851 and part of Wiley-VCH, is a leading publisher for civil engineering in German-speaking countries. Publishes Beton-Kalender, Mauerwerk-Kalender, Stahlbau-Kalender, and journals Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, Bautechnik, Stahlbau, and Bauphysik.
• Deutsche Pharmazeutische Gesellschaft (DPhG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPhG is a scientific society for all pharmaceutical disciplines in Germany with over 10,000 members. Wiley-VCH publishes Archiv der Pharmazie for DPhG.
• FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFENS represents European neuroscience societies with roots in the European Neuroscience Association (ENA). Wiley-VCH is connected through the Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, which is a cooperative member and represents German neuroscientists in FENS.
• VDI-Gesellschaft Verfahrenstechnik und Chemieingenieurwesen (GVC·VDI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVDI's GVC focuses on chemical engineering and process technology. Wiley-VCH collaborates on publications related to process engineering and chemical technology.
• Swiss Chemical SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Swiss Chemical Society (SCG), founded 1992, has 2,700 members and seven associations. Since 2010 as supporting society and since 2013 as co-owner of Chemistry - A European Journal, SCG is a member of Chemistry Europe.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Thieme: German medical and scientific publisher headquartered in Stuttgart; comparable as a German-language publisher of STM books and journals, particularly in medicine and chemistry adjacent areas, serving overlapping European institutional customers.
• De Gruyter: Berlin-based academic publisher with strong STM and humanities portfolio — comparable as another major German-headquartered academic publisher serving European institutions, overlapping with Wiley-VCH in selected science and economics programs.
• Hogrefe Verlag: German-language publisher of psychology, social sciences, and select STM titles — comparable as another German-headquartered academic publisher with society journal partnerships and overlapping university library customers in German-speaking markets.

Direct peers

• American Chemical Society (ACS): Publisher of flagship chemistry journals such as JACS and operates ACS Publications with extensive society-based journals — a direct head-to-head competitor in the chemistry journal market where Wiley-VCH's Angewandte Chemie is anchored.
• Elsevier: Global leader in scientific, technical, and medical publishing with a massive journal and book portfolio and extensive society partnerships — directly competes with Wiley-VCH in chemistry, life sciences, engineering, and economics.
• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): UK-based scientific society and publisher of chemistry journals and books; directly comparable in publishing society journals and chemistry reference works, overlapping with Chemistry Europe portfolio.
• Springer Nature: One of the world's largest academic and scientific publishers with deep society journal partnerships (Nature portfolio, Springer journals) and a book program spanning chemistry, life sciences, and engineering — the closest direct competitor to Wiley-VCH across nearly all its core disciplines.

Emerging players

• Frontiers: Pure open-access scientific publisher with strong growth in life sciences, chemistry, and AI-themed journals — directly comparable to Wiley-VCH's open-access initiatives as a competitor for society and institutional OA partnerships.
• MDPI: Open-access mega-publisher with rapid journal expansion across chemistry, materials, and life sciences — comparable to Wiley-VCH's open-access journal launches (Natural Sciences, CleanMat, Advanced Genetics) as a growing competitive threat in APC-funded open access.

Broad incumbents

• Taylor & Francis: Major academic publisher owned by Informa, with a broad portfolio across humanities, social sciences, and STEM — overlaps with Wiley-VCH in physics, engineering, and selected life sciences journals but is more generalist.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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