Academic Press

Academic Press
Parent companyElsevier
Founded1941
FounderWalter J. Johnson (a.k.a. Walter Jolowicz, 1908–1996)
Kurt Jacoby (1893–1968)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationCambridge, Massachusetts
Nonfiction topicsScience
Official websiteelsevier.com/academic-press

Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher of Elsevier specializing in scientific, technical, and medical literature. Founded in 1941 in New York City, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Following Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt in 2001, Academic Press became part of Elsevier. Thus, Academic Press became an imprint of Elsevier.

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