When did Charles Wiley open his print shop in Manhattan?
Charles Wiley opened a print shop in Manhattan in 1807. The small business published works by James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving during the nineteenth century.
Questions about Wiley (publisher)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What year did John Wiley & Sons settle on its current name?
The firm changed names several times before settling on John Wiley & Sons in 1876. William H. Wiley joined his brother Charles to solidify the company identity that year.
How many scholarly peer-reviewed journals does Wiley manage today?
Wiley manages 1,600 scholarly peer-reviewed journals and thousands of books. The combined entity now operates Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly publishing under one roof after acquiring Blackwell Publishing in February 2007.
Why did Wiley close 19 journals acquired from Hindawi in 2024?
Wiley closed 19 of the roughly 250 journals acquired in the Hindawi deal during 2024 due to retracted articles from paper mills. Over 11,300 compromised studies disappeared from the portfolio over two years following the scandal.
When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the Wiley v. Kirtsaeng textbook case?
John Wiley & Sons filed suit against Supap Kirtsaeng in 2008 regarding textbook imports from Thailand. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6, 3 in 2013 that the first-sale doctrine applied to copies sold abroad at lower prices.