| Parent company | John Wiley & Sons |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 |
| Founder | German Chemical Society |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Headquarters location | Weinheim |
| Publication types | Academic journals,books |
| Official website | www |
Wiley-VCH is a Germanpublisher owned byJohn Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 as Verlag Chemie (meaning "Chemistry Press": VCH stands forVerlag Chemie[1]) by two Germanlearned societies. Later, it was merged into theGerman Chemical Society (GDCh). In 1991, VCH acquiredAkademie Verlag. It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996.[2] The humanities section of Akademie Verlag and the Akademie brand were sold in 1997 toR. Oldenbourg Verlag, while VCH retained the natural sciences catalog.
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