World Scientific

World Scientific
Founded 1981
Country of origin Singapore
Publication types Books, academic journals
Official website www.worldscientific.com

World Scientific Publishing is a publisher of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) books and journals. The company was founded in 1981 and now employs more than 200 staff at its headquarters in Singapore, with offices worldwide in New Jersey, California, London, New Delhi, Tianjin, Sydney, Hong Kong, Taipei, Chennai, Beijing, and Shanghai.

The company publishes about 500 books annually as well as more than 125 journals in various fields.[1] In 1995, World Scientific co-founded the London-based Imperial College Press with the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.[2] World Scientific has been publishing on the Internet since 1996, including e-journals, e-proceedings, e-books and an Internet bookshop.

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Subsidiaries

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World Scientific Printers provides design and printing services including print-on-demand.

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Imprints

World Scientific has over 19 book imprints, most of which are based in worldwide.

Selected journals

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