Academic production, strategy and trends: a bibliometric analysis of articles on the brazilian publishing market from 2002 to 2022

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https://doi.org/10.5585/2025.25904

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publishing market, bibliometrics, book production chain, similarity analysis, Porter

Abstract

Objective: Identify what has been produced in the academic environment from 2002 to 2022 about the Brazilian publishing market and analyze the elements and agents from the perspective of Porter's Theory of Competitive Advantage.

Methodology: This is an exploratory study with data presented quantitatively and qualitatively through a bibliometric review. The Bradford, Zips and Lotka laws were used. The survey was carried out on the SciELO database and the productions were analyzed using the "Microsoft Excel", "IRaMuTeQ" and “VOSviewer” software.

Results: The quantitative analysis reveals a trend in the publication of articles in the period from 2002 to 2022, especially from 2010 onwards, as well as the number of authors publishing about the Brazilian publishing market; there is a preference for individual writing on the subject and a dispersion of articles in different journals. The analysis shows that 65.11% of articles are the result of individual research, therefore, there is no significant collaboration between researchers. Longitudinal analysis of the active forms of keywords reveals study trends over the years, as well as central issues in discussions regarding commerce, research and book culture. Similarity analysis revealed the prominence and concentration of studies on the subjects of "book", "publishing", "translation" and "literature", and potential interest in works on adjacent subjects such as "contemporary", "independent", "journalism", "social", "women" and "black"; Porterian analysis reflected the high bargaining power of suppliers and the concentration of power of dominant publishers, making it difficult for new competitors to enter the market.

Contributions: Identifies main research interests over the last two decades within the sector, highlighting its economic and social importance and offering strategic insights into its production chain and sector analysis, with a view to enriching future academic studies and managers’ understanding of the sector's macro-environment and the supply chain of books.

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Author Biographies

Alex Rodrigues Zani, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Graduated in Business Administration from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU). He is a master's student in the Postgraduate Program in Language Studies (POSLING), Line IV - Publishing, Language and Technology, at the Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG). He has experience in the book production chain and publishing market and research into independent publishers and business models.

Carlos Roberto Domingues, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Doctor in Business Administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-EAESP), Master in Business Administration from ESADE/Spain, recognized by the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) in 2006. Graduated in Business Administration and Pedagogy, since 2013 has been a teacher in graduation and post-graduation at the Faculdade de Gestão e Negócios (FAGEN) of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU). His work has been published in journals and presented at national and international events on Strategy and Organizational Studies.

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04.02.2025

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Zani, A. R., & Domingues, C. R. (2025). Academic production, strategy and trends: a bibliometric analysis of articles on the brazilian publishing market from 2002 to 2022. Revista Ibero-Americana De Estratégia, 24(2), e25904. https://doi.org/10.5585/2025.25904

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