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The purpose of this paper is to discuss Google visibility of five large STM publishers (Elsevier, Emerald Publishing, Springer, Taylor & Francis and John Wiley & Sons) with the aim to focus on and investigate various upcoming current issues and challenges of the publishing industry regarding discoverability, promotion strategies, competition, information-seeking behavior and the impact of new information technologies on scholarly information.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on data retrieved through two commercial online tools specialized in retrieving and saving the data of the domain's visibility in search engines: SEMrush (“SEMrush – Online Visibility Management Platform”) and Ahrefs (“Ahrefs – SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic”). All data gathering took place between April 15 and the May 29, 2019.FindingsThe study exhibits the significance of Google visibility in the STM publishing industry taking into consideration current issues and challenges of the publishing activity.Originality/valueThis is a “new” trend, certainly of great significance in the publishing industry. The research is conducted in this paper and the theoretical background will be offered to the study of this issue.
Collection and Curation – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jan 8, 2021
Keywords: Search engine optimization; Discoverability; Promotion strategies; Search engine results; Search visibility; STM publishers
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