Mary Ann Liebert

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Mary Ann Liebert
Founded1980
FounderMary Ann Liebert
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Larchmont, New York [1]
DistributionWorldwide
Publication types Academic journals, books, and trade magazines
No. of employees100 (2000) [1]
Official website LiebertPub.com

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.

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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] [7]

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. [8]

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References

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  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.
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  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.
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  8. "The CRISPR Journal, a new peer-reviewed publication launching in 2018". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2018-03-04.