| Parent company | Wolters Kluwer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Philadelphia |
| Publication types | books, journals |
| Nonfiction topics | Medicine |
| Official website | www.lww.com |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is an academic and professional medical publisher owned by Wolters Kluwer group. It publishes textbooks, various electronic media, and over 275 journals and newsletters in the health-care field. Publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students. LWW has its headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with other United States locations in Baltimore, Maryland, New York City, New York, Hagerstown, Maryland, Ambler, Pennsylvania, as well as locations in London, Hong Kong, and Sydney.
The publisher had its origins in a Philadelphia bookstall opened by Benjamin Warner and Jacob Johnson in 1792. In 1978, the company (then named J.B. Lippincott) was sold to Harper & Row; in 1990, it was sold to Wolters Kluwer. It later merged with Raven Publishers in 1995 to become Lippincott-Raven, which then merged with Williams & Wilkins, ultimately forming Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 1998.