Company:Karger Publishers
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| Founded | 1890 |
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| Founder | Samuel Karger |
| Country of origin | Switzerland |
| Headquarters location | Basel |
| Publication types | Academic journals, books |
| Nonfiction topics | Science and medicine |
| Official website | www |
Karger Publishers (also: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, S. Karger AG) is an academic publisher of scientific and medical journals and books. The current CEO is Daniel Ebneter.
History
The company was founded in 1890 in Berlin by Samuel Karger,[1] who remained at the helm of the company until his death in 1935. His son, Heinz Karger led the company until his death in 1959, and Heinz's son (and Samuel's grandson) Thomas Karger took over the leadership of the company; he was followed as the company leader by his eldest son, Steven Karger, and, most recently, by his youngest daughter, Gabriella Karger, who leads the publishing house now.[2] Its first medical journal, Dermatologische Zeitschrift (later: Dermatologica, now: Dermatology) was established in 1893. The company published works from well-known scientists such as Sigmund Freud. Because of political pressure from the Nazi regime, the company was relocated to Basel, Switzerland, in 1937 and lost all German authors and editors. This led to a more international focus and most journal titles were changed from German to Latin and articles were now published in either German, English, French, or Italian.[3] The company currently publishes over 80 journals,[4] and over 40-book series.[5]
Journals
Journals published by Karger include:
- Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
- Brain, Behavior and Evolution
- Cardiology
- Cells Tissues Organs
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chemotherapy
- Cytogenetic and Genome Research
- Dermatology
- European Addiction Research
- European Neurology
- Folia Primatologica
- Gerontology
- Hormone Research in Paediatrics
- Intervirology
- Neonatology
- Neuroepidemiology
- Neuropsychobiology
- Ophthalmic Research
- Phonetica
- Psychopathology
- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
- Research in Complementary Medicine
- Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
Further reading
- Harold M. Schmeck. "Karger: Turning Medical Progress into Print". KargerActiveBooks. http://mag.digitalpc.co.uk/fvx/karger/1890-1990/.
References
- ↑ "Der Verlag S". http://www.meduniwien.ac.at/agmb/96/karger1.htm.
- ↑ "History – Karger Publishers". http://www.karger.com/Company/History.
- ↑ "From Turning Medical Progress into Print to Connecting the World of Biomedical Science". Karger Publishers. http://content.karger.com/company/history.asp.
- ↑ "Karger Publishers Journal Index". karger.com. http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalIndex&ContentOnly=false.
- ↑ "Karger Book". https://www.karger.com/Book/Index.
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