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Academic publishing companies

  • RoutledgeGeorge Routledge published an unsuccessful guidebook titled The Beauties of Gilsland in 1836. He worked alongside his brother-in-law W. H.
  • Oxford University PressThe year 1478 marked the first book printed in Oxford, establishing a tradition that would eventually become the largest university press in the world.
  • Westview PressFrederick A. Praeger established Westview Press in Boulder, Colorado during 1975. The company began as a small operation with a clear mission to produce…
  • Pluto PressLondon, 1969. Richard Kuper opened a small office to support political debate and activism. The International Socialists provided the initial Trotskyist…
  • University of Chicago PressThe University of Chicago Press opened its doors in 1890. Its first book was Robert F. Harper's Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik…
  • Wiley-BlackwellOn the 17th of November 2006, John Wiley & Sons announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Blackwell Publishing.
  • Palgrave MacmillanThe year 2000 marked a pivotal moment in British publishing history. St. Martin's Press from the United States joined forces with Macmillan Publishers based…
  • Wiley (publisher)Charles Wiley opened a print shop in Manhattan in 1807. The small business published works by James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving during the…
  • Springer Science+Business MediaJulius Springer opened a small bookshop in Berlin on the 1st of January 1842. The firm began with just four employees working within its first year.
  • Henry Holt and CompanyHenry Holt and Company opened its doors in 1866. Two men named Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt started the business together.
  • Taylor & FrancisRichard Taylor opened his first publishing house in 1798. He focused on scientific and technical subjects like agriculture, chemistry, and engineering.
  • Springer NatureJulius Springer opened a small bookshop in Berlin on the 1st of January 1842. That single shop grew into Springer-Verlag, one of Europe's oldest academic…
  • Brill PublishersOn the 17th of May 1683, the Leiden booksellers' guild registered Jordaan Luchtmans as a bookseller. He combined his bookselling business with publishing…
  • ElsevierThe year 1880 marked the founding of a Dutch academic publishing company that would eventually become known as Elsevier.
  • Boydell & BrewerRichard Barber and Derek Brewer joined forces in 1978 to create a new academic press. They merged their separate companies, Boydell Press and D.S.
  • Peter Lang (publisher)Frankfurt am Main in 1970 marked the birth of a new academic publisher. Swiss editor Peter Lang established the company within this German city.
  • Bloomsbury PublishingNigel Newton established Bloomsbury Publishing in 1986. He had previously worked for other publishing companies before starting his own venture.
  • Ashgate PublishingAshgate Publishing opened its doors in 1967 within the quiet town of Farnham, Surrey. The company began as a small operation focused on social sciences and…
  • University of South Carolina PressThe University of South Carolina Press opened its doors in 1944. This new entity emerged from the heart of the university system to serve a specific academic…
  • M. E. SharpeMyron Emanuel Sharpe opened the doors to his new publishing house in 1958. The company bore the name M. E. Sharpe, Inc., though it began as International…
  • Berg PublishersMarion Berghahn established Berg Publishers in Oxford, England during 1983. The company began as a small academic press focused on monographs and textbooks.
  • Berghahn BooksMarion Berghahn established a new publishing house in 1994. The company began operations with a clear mission to serve the humanities and social sciences.
  • Royal Society of ChemistryIn 1980, four distinct chemical societies merged to form a single entity under a new Royal Charter. The Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry…
  • Cambria PressThe year 2006 marked the birth of Cambria Press in Amherst, New York. This independent academic publisher began its operations with a clear mission to serve…
  • Academic Studies PressAcademic Studies Press opened its doors in 2007 within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. The new publisher set a clear direction from day one by focusing on…
  • Open Court Publishing CompanyEdward C. Hegeler established Open Court Publishing Company in 1887 within the industrial heart of Chicago, Illinois. He was a zinc manufacturer who led the…