Mary Ann Liebert

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately held independent publishing company founded by its president, Mary Ann Liebert, in 1980.[2][3] 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.

Mary Ann Liebert
Founded1980
FounderMary Ann Liebert
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationLarchmont, New York[1]
DistributionWorldwide
Publication typesAcademic journals, books, and trade magazines
No. of employees100 (2000)[1]
Official websiteLiebertPub.com

The company's headquarters is in New Rochelle, New York.[3][1]

The company has been described as the first to establish a specialty in genetic engineering.[4]

Publications

Eschewing traditional market research, the publisher seeks out niche topics overlooked by larger publishers.[1] As of 2000, its portfolio of more than ninety peer-reviewed journals included:[1][5][6]

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.[1]

History

The company's first publication was the Journal of Interferon Research, launched in 1981.[1] Genetic Engineering News was launched the same year, attaining a circulation of 50,000 by 2000.[1] The combined circulation of all titles from the publisher in 2000 was 250,000.[1]

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).[1]

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.[7]

See also

References
  1. Worley, Dwight R. (23 July 2000). "Genetic Genius". Business. The Journal News. White Plains, New York: Gannett. pp. 1, 2–D. Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Part 2 of the article appears at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22386499/genetic_genius_part_2/.
  2. 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 17 March 2006.
  3. "Company Overview of Mary Ann Liebert, Inc". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  4. Lancaster, Hal (6 August 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. "Publication List A - Z". Mary Ann Liebert.
  6. "Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Home". Liebertpub.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  7. "The CRISPR Journal, a new peer-reviewed publication launching in 2018". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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