Humana Press

Humana Press
Founded	1976
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

Short description: American academic publisher

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]

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

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

External links

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[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.

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