Founded | 1980; 45 years ago (1980) |
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Founder | Mary Ann Liebert |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Larchmont, New York[1] |
Distribution | Worldwide |
Publication types | Academic journals,books, andtrade magazines |
No. of employees | 100 (2000)[1] |
Official website | liebertpub.com |
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately held independentpublishing company founded by itspresident, Mary Ann Liebert, in 1980.[2][3] The company publishespeer-reviewedacademic journals,books, andtrade magazines in the areas ofbiotechnology,biomedical sciences,medical research, andlife sciences;clinical medicine,surgery, andnursing;technology andengineering;environmental science;public health andpolicy;law,regulation, andeducation.
The company's headquarters is inNew Rochelle, New York.[3][1]
The company has been described as the first to establish a specialty ingenetic engineering.[4]
Eschewing traditionalmarket research, the publisher seeks out niche topics overlooked by larger publishers.[1] Its portfolio of more than ninety peer-reviewed journals includes:[1][5][6][7]
Publications focused on topics outside of the medical field includeWestchester Wag, which covers the social scene inWestchester County, New York, andRinkmagazine, a skating periodical.[1]
The company's first publication was theJournal 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 wereGenetic Engineering News (50,000),Westchester Wag (50,000),Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine (5,000),Human Gene Therapy (2,300), andAIDS Research and Human Retrovirus (2,150).[1]
In February 2018, the company launchedThe CRISPR Journal, a bimonthly journal devoted to research advances and commentary in the field ofCRISPR andgenome editing.[8]