Emerald Publishing Acquires Information Age Publishing (IAP) Ltd.

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Leeds, UK. |. November 22, 2024

Emerald Publishing Limited has today acquired Information Age Publishing (IAP).

Publishing academic book series, monographs and journals with particular strengths in the areas of Education, Management and Psychology, IAP expands Emerald's portfolio of high-quality academic resources, and significantly enhances Emerald's author footprint in North America. The sale comprises over 2,600 books and six peer-reviewed journals.

George Johnson, Founder and Publisher, Information Age Publishing said: "Having founded IAP 25 years ago, it's been an honour to work in close partnership with the academic research community across the social sciences and related fields. I'm delighted that the program will be taken forward by the team at Emerald, whose publishing ethos is so closely aligned to that of IAP. Emerald is now home to Ablex, JAI Press and IAP - three publishing imprints founded by my family. I look forward to introducing our series editors and authors to Emerald and I'm excited to see the publications go from strength to strength on the global stage, publishing research that has positive real-world impact."

Vicky Williams, CEO, Emerald Publishing said: "As an award winning, independent publisher of mission driven research, Emerald is delighted to acquire IAP's publishing programme. We share a common mission to advance learning and research that makes a real-world impact and IAP's strengths in Education, Management and Psychology allow us to offer our customers an expanded portfolio of high-quality academic resources. We look forward to welcoming IAP’s authors and series editors to Emerald, taking forward the wonderful legacy created by George over the past 25 years."

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About Information Age Publishing

Founded in 1999 by George F. Johnson, IAP is a social science publisher of academic and scholarly book series, monographs, handbooks, encyclopedia and journals. IAP's goal is to develop a comprehensive collection of materials that break down and define specific niches that lack high-level research material in the fields of Education, Psychology, Management, Leadership, Educational Technology, Mathematics and Black Studies. IAP’s products are offered in both print and electronic formats where possible and are promoted to librarians, professors and professionals throughout the world.

About Emerald

Founded by management scholars in 1967, and now part of the Cambridge Information Group, Emerald Publishing provides a range of publishing services to help researchers tell their stories in a meaningful and timely way, providing innovative tools and services to build confidence and capability in impactful research. As a proud signatory of DORA, Emerald is committed to establishing new pathways to impact, making research more accessible, and helping communities make decisions that change their world for the better.

For over 55 years Emerald's core purpose has been to champion fresh thinkers and help them make a difference so that little by little those in academia or in practice can unite to bring positive change in the real world. Emerald Publishing is proud to be a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality 2024 and one of the Top 50 Inspiring Workplaces in the UK and Ireland for 2024.