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:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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| name = Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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| parent =Hachette UK (starting in 2017)

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| founded = 1987

| founder = Jessica Kingsley

| successor =John Murray (publishing house)

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| headquarters = *London, England, United Kingdom

| distribution = Macmillan Distribution (UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Far East)
Books International (US)
UBC Press (Canada)
Footprint Books (Australia)
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| publications =

| topics = Social sciences, behavioural sciences, special education

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| imprints = Singing Dragon

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| url = {{URL|http://www.jkp.com/}}

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is a multinational publishing house headquartered in London. It was founded as an independent publisher in 1987 by Jessica Kingsley. Since 2017, JKP operates as an imprint of John Murray Press.

History

Early on JKP published books pertaining to the social sciences and behavioural sciences, with special attention to art therapy and autism spectrum disorders, respectively.{{cite journal |last=van Goidsenhoven |first=Leni |year=2016 |title=Donna Williams's 'Triumph': Looking for 'the Place in the Middle' at Jessica Kingsley Publishers |journal=Life Writing |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=171–193 |doi=10.1080/14484528.2016.1269270|s2cid=152257989 }} In 2022, the company was described as a "leading publisher in the field of manual therapies and movement".{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Mark |date=March 14, 2022 |title=Jessica Kingsley acquires Scottish press Handspring Publishing |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/news/jessica-kingsley-acquires-scottish-press-handspring-publishing |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=The Bookseller}}

In 2004, the company opened an American office in Philadelphia. In 2017, Hachette UK acquired JKP, and folded the company into John Murray Press. At the same time, Jessica Kingsley announced her intention to retire.{{Cite web |last=Maher |first=John |date=November 30, 2017 |title=Hachette UK Acquires Jessica Kingsley Publishers |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/75505-hachette-uk-acquires-jessica-kingsley.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}} In 2022, JKP acquired the Scottish publishing company Handspring, known for educational and reference book press.

Awards

In 2007, at the first year of the Independent Publishers Awards, JKP won the van Tulleken Publisher of the Year Award for "encapsulating the very best of independent publishing in the UK" and also the Taylor Wessing Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/feature/state-independence.html|title=Tom Tivnan, "State of Independence" The Bookseller Mar 13, 2007}}Philip Jones, "Kingsley, Faber and Kogan win indie awards" The Bookseller Mar 5, 2007 [http://www.thebookseller.com/news/kingsley-faber-and-kogan-win-indie-awards.html]

Authors

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.jkp.com/}}

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