Against the Grain
Volume 21 | Issue 6
Article 40
2009
Publishers Profile: World Scientific
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Editor (2009) "Publishers Profile: World Scientific," Against the Grain: Vol. 21: Iss. 6, Article 40.
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Publisher’s Profile
Contact details:
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (Headquarters)
5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224
Phone: 65-6466-5775 • Fax: 65-6467-7667
E-mail: wspc@wspc.com.sg
World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc. (US Office)
World Scientific Publishing (UK) Ltd.
27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402
Hackensack, NJ 07601 USA
Phone: 1-201-487-9655 • Toll-free: 1-800-227-7562
Fax: 1-201-487-9656 • Toll-free 1-888-977-2665
E-mail: wspc@wspc.com
57 Shelton Street London WC2H 9HE, ENGLAND
Phone: 44-207-836-0888
Fax: 44-207-836-2020
E-mail: sales@wspc.co.uk
Additional Global Office Addresses can be found on www.wspc.com.
Affiliated Companies/Subsidiaries
• Imperial College Press (UK) books and journals in engineering, medicine, information technology, environmental science, management
science
• KH Biotech Services (Singapore) Asia-Pacific Biotech News; books, journals and periodicals in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food and
agriculture; consultancy, training and conference organization services
• Global Publishing (Singapore) Chinese titles in social science, culture, history, politics and related fields
• Global Publishing Services Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) publishing and distribution of conference proceedings, company reports and newsletters
• World Scientific Printers (Singapore) concept and design, printing and binding of books, journals and periodicals
• Meeting Matters International (Singapore) conference management, secretariat, and meeting support services; major engineering codes
and standards, related educational packages, and technical publications.
• Stallion Publishing Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) trade titles on travel, leisure and entertainment
• Stallion Press (India) typesetting, proofreading, and print to digital conversion services
• LAB Creations concept + design, printing and design consultant
Vital statistics
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Founded in 1981
Over 200 employees
11 offices worldwide
120 journals published annually, all digitized to vol. 1
500 books published annually, majority available as e-books and in print
6,000 books on backlist
History and brief description of publishing program
World Scientific was founded in 1982, primarily as a Physics and Mathematics publisher. While the company continues to have a very strong
program in these two subjects, we have since expanded the publishing program into other subject areas, including Engineering, Computer Science, Economics and Finance, Medical and Life Sciences, Nanotechnology and others. Currently, nearly half of the 120 journals are in Physics
and Mathematics. Our editors and authors include renowned scientists and several Nobel Laureates.
Nobel Lectures, 1901-2000. Among the company’s notable successes was its being awarded the exclusive rights in1991 by the Nobel Foundation to publish (in English) the entire series of the Nobel lectures from 1971 to 1990 and to distribute them worldwide. Subsequently, World
Scientific again obtained the rights to publish the complete series of Nobel lectures delivered from 1901 to 2000.
Electronic Publications
e-Journals — All journals have been digitized to volume 1 and are
available in both print and electronic versions. Subscriptions to current e-journals include access to volumes back to 2001. Archives with
content through year 2000 are available either as a onetime purchase
or by annual subscription.
Worldscinet.com, our journal Website provides many services to the
academic and professional communities, including:
• Free table-of-contents email alerts on new journal issues
• Latest journal-specific news
• Free online sample articles, feature articles
• Advanced search functions
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e-Books — Our platform at ebooks.worldscinet.com was launched
in 2006 to link researchers worldwide with our high-quality book
content on an electronic platform.
We offer more than 500,000 pages of content with over 300 titles
added annually. Both front and backlists are available. Libraries can
choose from a selection of models to suit their budget and requirements. Multi-site arrangements can be made to ensure that all campuses gain quick and efficient access to the electronic book holdings.
We understand industry trends as well as library requirements and
have developed a product to meet these needs.
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