Mary Ann Liebert

Mary Ann Liebert
Parent companySage Publishing
Founded1980; 46 years ago (1980)
FounderMary Ann Liebert
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew Rochelle, New York
DistributionWorldwide
Publication typesAcademic journals, books, and trade magazines
No. of employees100 (2000)
Official websiteliebertpub.com

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a publishing company founded by its president, Mary Ann Liebert, in 1980 and a subsidiary of Sage Publishing. The company publishes peer-reviewed academic journals, books, and trade magazines in the areas of biotechnology, biomedical sciences, medical research, and life sciences; clinical medicine, surgery, and nursing; technology and engineering; environmental science; public health and policy; law, regulation, and education.

The company's headquarters is in New Rochelle, New York.

The company has been described as the first to establish a specialty in genetic engineering.

Publications

Eschewing traditional market research, the publisher seeks out niche topics overlooked by larger publishers. Its portfolio of more than ninety peer-reviewed journals includes:

Publications focused on topics outside of the medical field include Westchester Wag, which covers the social scene in Westchester County, New York, and Rinkmagazine, a skating periodical.

History

The company's first publication was the Journal of Interferon Research, launched in 1981. Genetic Engineering News was launched the same year, attaining a circulation of 50,000 by 2000. The combined circulation of all titles from the publisher in 2000 was 250,000.

The company's top five publications by revenue as of 2000 were Genetic Engineering News (50,000), Westchester Wag (50,000), Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine (5,000), Human Gene Therapy (2,300), and AIDS Research and Human Retrovirus (2,150).

In February 2018, the company launched The CRISPR Journal, a bimonthly journal devoted to research advances and commentary in the field of CRISPR and genome editing.

In December 2024, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. was acquired by Sage Publishing. Journals would continue to be published under the Mary Ann Liebert name.


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Company Overview of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Worley, Dwight R. (July 23, 2000). "Genetic Genius - Part 1". Business. The Journal News. White Plains, New York: Gannett. pp. 1, 2–D. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ McElroy, Emily; Kubilius, Ramune (2003). "An Interview with Mary Ann Liebert and Tom Mulak" (PDF). Serials Review. 29 (2): 137–143. doi:10.1016/S0098-7913(03)00033-9. S2CID 62532552. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2006.
  4. ↑ Lancaster, Hal (August 6, 1995). "Some people are born to be entrepreneurs". Wisconsin State Journal (Reprint from Wall Street Journal). Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1H. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Liebert, Mary Ann (July 23, 2000). "Genetic Genius - Part 2". Business. The Journal News. White Plains, New York: Gannett. p. 39. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Publication List A-Z". Mary Ann Liebert. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Home". Liebertpub.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The CRISPR Journal, a new peer-reviewed publication launching in 2018". EurekAlert!. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers | News". home.liebertpub.com.
  10. ↑ Cochran, Angela (January 16, 2025). "Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., and Sage Forge a New Relationship". The Scholarly Kitchen.