Emerald Group Publishing

Short description: Journal publisher

Emerald Group PublishingParent company| Cambridge Information Group

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Founded| 1967
Founder| Keith Howard[1]
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Headquarters location| Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Key people| Vicky Williams (CEO)
Publication types| Academic journals, books, book series
Nonfiction topics| Management, business, social sciences, library studies, education, health and social care, engineering, and more
Revenue|  £39.3 m (2015)
No. of employees| 350 (2025)
Official website| emeraldgrouppublishing.com

Emerald Publishing Limited is a scholarly publisher of academic journals and books, headquartered in Leeds, England. Originally focused in the areas of social sciences and management, including management, business, education, and library studies,[2][3] Emerald also publishes in the areas of health, science, engineering, and technology.[4][5][6]

Emerald Publishing began as an independent publishing house, formed by Keith Howard (OBE) and a group of management academics from the University of Bradford.[7][8] Howard stepped down as Chairman of the Emerald Group in 2017.[9][3] Vicky Williams became the CEO of Emerald Publishing in 2018, replacing Richard Bevan, who took over Howard's role of Executive Chairman.[10] Emerald Group Publishing was acquired by US-based Cambridge Information Group on 10 June 2022.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Sustainability and inclusivity
* 3 Emerald titles
* 3.1 Ceased publication
* 4 Sponsorships
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

Emerald was founded in the United Kingdom in 1967 as Management Consultants Bradford (MCB) UP Ltd. The publisher changed its name to Emerald in 2002 following the success of its Emerald Fulltext database.[11]

In 2007, Emerald acquired a programme of Management and Social Science book serials, series and monographs from Elsevier.[7]

In 2011, Emerald acquired health and social care publisher Pier Professional Limited,[4] and in 2015, they acquired GoodPractice, a provider of support tools for leaders and senior managers.[12][13] In 2020, Good Practice, Towards Maturity and Mind Tools were combined under Emerald.[14][15]

On 10 June 2022, Cambridge Information Group acquired Emerald Group Publishing.[16][2][3]

As of 23 May 2023,[update] Emerald Publishing Limited acquired the book catalogue of Thomas Telford Limited (TTL) including 35 journal titles and other related publishing assets, from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).[5][6] The New Engineering Contract (NEC) Guides were not included in the sale.[6]

In November 2024, Emerald acquired Information Age Publishing.[17]

In May 2025, Emerald acquired Now Publishers.[18]

## Sustainability and inclusivity

As early as 2018, Emerald Publishing issued a Real Impact Manifesto, challenging publishers and the research community to reconsider their operations in terms of impact and sustainability.[19][20][self-published source] In 2020, Emerald Publishing became a founding signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact,[21][22] and advocates for sustainability and inclusivity in research and publishing.[23][19] Two of Emerald's journals, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment and Gender in Management, were in the six out of 100 journals to receive the highest possible "Five Wheel" impact rating[24] from the SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating system, based on an analysis of data from 2016–2020 that assessed relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).[25][26]

Emerald has commissioned two global inclusivity reports (2020 and 2022) to assess diversity and inclusion in the academic sector. Responses from academics indicated that nearly 1/3 of academics experienced forms of discrimination and anti-inclusion, with women experiencing such behaviours at much higher rates than men. Men were more likely to say they had not experienced bullying or discrimination and were almost twice as likely to feel that inclusivity did not provide noticeable benefits. Sixty per cent of responding academics said their institution had taken steps to promote inclusivity in their work environment. Feminine values are integral to the organisation, following organisational objectives to promote inclusion and cohesion among the authors it publishes. Ninety per cent believed that greater inclusion could improve academia by promoting different ways of thinking.[23]

## Emerald titles

### Ceased publication

* Reference Reviews Last issue in 2018.

## Sponsorships

In 2017, Emerald became the title sponsor of Headingley Stadium with it being renamed Emerald Headingley. As part of the deal the new main stand was named The Emerald Stand. Emerald withdrew their sponsorship in November 2021, following an alleged racism scandal involving the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[27][28]

## See also

## References

1. ↑ Bayley, Sian (Aug 13, 2021). "Emerald Publishing founder Dr Keith Howard dies, aged 89". https://www.thebookseller.com/news/founder-emerald-publishing-dr-keith-howard-dies-aged-89-1275846.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rahman, Miran (10 June 2022). "Acquisition marks fresh chapter for Yorkshire-based publishing house" (in en). The Business Desk. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2094924-acquisition-marks-fresh-chapter-for-yorkshire-based-publishing-house.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kilgannon, Laurence (13 June 2022). "Investment firm strikes deal for Emerald Group" (in en). Insider Media Ltd. https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/investment-firm-strikes-deal-for-emerald-group.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holland, Chris (17 March 2011). "£25m growth bid by Emerald". Bradford Telegraph and Argus (Newsquest Media Group). http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/business/8915496.print/.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Emerald Publishing acquires ICE Publishing portfolio". Research Information. 23 May 2023. https://www.researchinformation.info/news/emerald-publishing-acquires-ice-publishing-portfolio.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kanaris, Sotiris (26 May 2023). "ICE Publishing portfolio changes hands" (in en). New Civil Engineer. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ice-publishing-portfolio-changes-hands-26-05-2023/.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jones, Philip (28 January 2008). "Emerald acquires Elsevier titles". thebookseller.com. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/emerald-acquires-elsevier-titles.
8. ↑ "Keith Howard, publisher and philanthropist who gave generously to the causes of opera and sport in Yorkshire – obituary" (in en). The Telegraph. 2 September 2021. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/09/02/keith-howard-publisher-philanthropist-gave-generously-causes/.
9. ↑ "On behalf of the Emerald Group & the Family of Dr Keith Howard OBE" (in en). https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/behalf-emerald-group-family-dr-keith-howard-obe.
10. ↑ "Vicky Williams is appointed CEO of Emerald Publishing". STM Publishing News. 12 January 2018. http://www.stm-publishing.com/vicky-williams-is-appointed-ceo-of-emerald-publishing/.
11. ↑ de Verteuil, Sue (December 2001). "Emerald, the new name and vision for MCB UP Ltd". Interlending & Document Supply 29 (4). doi:10.1108/ilds.2001.12229daa.001.
12. ↑ "Emerald Global Publishing Group Acquires GoodPractice | STM Publishing News". STM Publishing News. 16 June 2015. http://www.stm-publishing.com/emerald-global-publishing-group-acquires-goodpractice/.
13. ↑ "Emerald acquisition of GoodPractice will 'extend reach'". Research Information. 15 June 2015. https://www.researchinformation.info/news/emerald-acquisition-goodpractice-will-extend-reach.
14. ↑ "Good Practice, Towards Maturity and Mind Tools combine into Emerald: Peter Casebow on LNTV". Learning News – the learning sector's newswire'. 23 March 2020. https://learningnews.com/news/learning-now-tv/2020/good-practice-towards-maturity-and-mind-tools-combine-into-emerald-peter-casebow-on-lntv.
15. ↑ Burns, Hamish (28 January 2020). "Learning & development business joins global brand" (in en). Business Insider. https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburgh-learning-business-goodpractice-becomes-21375822.
16. ↑ Anderson, Porter (10 June 2022). "New York's Cambridge Information Group Acquires the UK's Emerald Group". Publishing Perspectives. https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/06/new-yorks-cambridge-information-group-acquires-emerald-group/. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
17. ↑ "Emerald Publishing acquires Information Age Publishing | Emerald Publishing". https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/news-and-press-releases/emerald-publishing-acquires-information-age-publishing.
18. ↑ "Emerald Publishing acquires now publishers". https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/news-and-press-releases/emerald-publishing-acquires-now-publishers.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "How we're doing | Statement of intent" (in en). https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/who-we-are/how-we-are-doing#statement.
20. ↑ "Real impact manifesto" (in en). https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/who-we-are/real-impact-manifesto.
21. ↑ "SDG Publishers Compact Members". https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact-members/.
22. ↑ "SDG Publishers Compact". https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Anderson, Porter (27 September 2022). "Emerald Publishing 2022 Inclusivity Report Adds Indigenous Voices". Publishing Perspectives. https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/09/emeralds-2022-inclusivity-report-adds-indigenous-research/.
24. ↑ "SDG-Impact Journal Rating". https://blog.cabells.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SDG_Impact_Journal_Rating.pdf.
25. ↑ Rodenburg, Kathleen; Rowan, Michael; Nixon, Andrew; Christensen Hughes, Julia (January 2022). "The Misalignment of the FT50 with the Achievement of the UN's SDGs: A Call for Responsible Research Assessment by Business Schools" (in en). Sustainability 14 (15): 9598. doi:10.3390/su14159598. ISSN 2071-1050. Bibcode: 2022Sust...14.9598R.
26. ↑ Linacre, Simon (17 March 2021). "Cabells launches new SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating system in partnership with Saint Joseph's University's Haub School of Business". the source. https://blog.cabells.com/2021/03/17/cabells-launches-new-sdg-impact-intensity-journal-rating-system-in-partnership-with-saint-josephs-universitys-haub-school-of-business/.
27. ↑ "Yorkshire County Cricket Club signs 'Clean Slate' stadium deal after racism scandal". https://news.sky.com/story/yorkshire-county-cricket-club-signs-clean-slate-stadium-deal-after-racism-scandal-12582901.
28. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos to meet stadium sponsors after Emerald end Headingley naming deal over Yorkshire racism row". 3 November 2021. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos-to-meet-stadium-sponsors-after-emerald-end-headingley-naming-deal-over-yorkshire-racism-row-3444171.

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