BIOS Scientific Publishers

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BIOS Scientific Publishers
StatusDefunct
Founded1989
Defunct14 February 2012  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Successor Taylor & Francis
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters location Milton Park, England
Publication types Books, academic journals
Nonfiction topicsbiosciences

BIOS Scientific Publishers was an English publisher. [1] The main offices were based at Milton Park near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, south of Oxford, England. The company specialised in biosciences. [2]

Taylor & Francis acquired BIOS Scientific Publishers in 2003; the imprint closed in 2005. [3] [4]

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