Humana Press

Short description: American academic publisher

Humana PressFounded| 1976

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Founder| Thomas L. Lanigan and Julia Lanigan
Successor| Springer Science+Business Media
Country of origin| United States
Headquarters location| Totowa, New Jersey
Publication types| Books and journals
Nonfiction topics| Science, technology, and medical
Official website| www.springer.com/humana

Humana Press was an American academic publisher of science, technology, and medical books and journals founded in 1976. It was bought by Springer Science+Business Media in 2006.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Selected publications
* 2.1 Book series
* 2.2 Journals
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

The company was founded in 1976 in Clifton, New Jersey, by Thomas L. Lanigan and his wife, Julia Lanigan, both chemists, and published its first book in 1977. The company was acquired by Springer Science+Business Media in the fall of 2006 and continues to publish titles of book series under the Humana Press imprint.[2]

In January 2008, Springer stated that Humana Press had a backlist of approximately 1,500 titles in clinical medicine and life sciences, and that about 150 titles were added each year.[3]

## Selected publications

### Book series

* Cancer Drug, Discovery, and Development
* Contemporary Cardiology
* Contemporary Endocrinology
* Current Clinical Oncology
* Current Clinical Pathology
* Current Clinical Practice
* Methods in Molecular Biology
* Methods in Molecular Medicine
* Neuromethods

### Journals

* Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
* Neuroinformatics
* Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
* Clinical Proteomics
* High Temperature and Materials Science

## References

1. ↑ "Springer Buys Humana; Blackwell Adds Brandywine". 5 September 2006. http://www.publishersweekly.com/eNewsletter/CA6368562/2286.html.
2. ↑ Publishers Weekly. "Springer Buys Humana; Blackwell Adds Brandywine." September 5, 2006.
3. ↑ "Humana Press journals now available on SpringerLink". Springer Science+Business Media. 14 January 2008. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/874083.

## External links

* Official website[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

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