What kind of publisher is Peter Lang?
Peter Lang is an academic publisher specializing in the humanities and social sciences. It publishes more than 1,100 titles a year in print and digital formats, backed by a backlist of over 40,000 books.
Questions about Peter Lang (publisher)
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Where is Peter Lang headquartered?
Peter Lang is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional offices in Berlin, Brussels, Chennai, New York, and Oxford.
When was Peter Lang founded, and by whom?
Peter Lang was founded in 1970 in Frankfurt am Main by Swiss editor Peter Lang, whose own name became the company's name.
When did Peter Lang open a subsidiary in the United States?
Peter Lang opened its American subsidiary, Peter Lang Publishing USA, in 1982. The subsidiary specializes in textbooks for classroom use in education, media and communication, and Black studies, along with scholarly monographs.
How many academic journals does Peter Lang publish?
Peter Lang currently publishes 22 academic journals. At least one former journal, Asiatische Studien/Études Asiatiques, has since moved to De Gruyter Brill.
How does Peter Lang distribute its digital publications?
Peter Lang makes its complete online journals collection available through Ingentaconnect. It distributes its digital textbooks globally through Kortext.