Academic Press

Academic Press
Parent companyElsevier
Founded1941
FounderWalter J. Johnson (a.k.a. Walter Jolowicz, 1908–1996)
Kurt Jacoby (1893–1968)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationCambridge, Massachusetts
Nonfiction topicsScience
Official websiteelsevier.com/academic-press

Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher of Elsevier specializing in scientific, technical, and medical literature. Founded in 1941 in New York City, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Following Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt in 2001, Academic Press became part of Elsevier. Thus, Academic Press became an imprint of Elsevier.

Publications

Academic Press publishes books and reference materials in fields including communications engineering, economics, environmental science, finance, food science, geophysics, life sciences, mathematics, neuroscience, psychology, and the physical sciences.

Well-known products include the Methods in Enzymology series and encyclopedias such as The International Encyclopedia of Public Health and the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.

References

  1. ↑ Uchitelle, Louis (1996-12-23). "Walter J. Johnson, 88, Refugee Who Founded Academic Press". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ↑ Abele, John J. (1969-04-12). "FRANCHISER SEEKS RAMADA INNS, INC.; International Industries Set to Acquire Motel Chain for $221-Million of Stock Acquisition and Merger Actions Are Instituted by Corporations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  3. ↑ Malakoff, David (2000). "Librarians Seek to Block Merger of Scientific Publishing Giants". Science. Vol. 290, no. 5493. pp. 910–911. doi:10.1126/science.290.5493.910. ISSN 1095-9203. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  4. ↑ Malakoff, David. "Science Publishing Megamerger Advances". Science. ISSN 1095-9203. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

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