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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