Humana Press
{{short description|American academic publisher}}
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| founded = 1976
| founder = Thomas L. Lanigan and Julia Lanigan
| successor = Springer Science+Business Media
| country = United States
| headquarters = Totowa, New Jersey
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| publications = Books and journals
| topics = Science, technology, and medical
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| url = {{URL|https://www.springer.com/humana}}
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Humana Press was an American academic publisher of science, technology, and medical books and journals founded in 1976. It was bought by Springer Science+Business Media in 2006.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
History
Humana published more than 100 new books and 25 journals per year{{when|date=April 2020}} with a backlist of approximately 1,500 titles{{when|date=August 2024}} in areas such as molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine.[http://humanapress.com/index.php?option=com_information&task=viewaboutus&category=information Humana Press] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928104640/http://humanapress.com/index.php?option=com_information&task=viewaboutus&category=information |date=2007-09-28 }} website, accessed October 15, 2007.
The company was founded in 1976 in Clifton, New Jersey, by Thomas L. Lanigan and his wife, Julia Lanigan, both chemists, and published its first book in 1977. The company was acquired by Springer Science+Business Media in the fall of 2006 and continues to publish titles of book series under the Humana Press imprint.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/eNewsletter/CA6368562/2286.html Publishers Weekly.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319092755/http://www.publishersweekly.com/eNewsletter/CA6368562/2286.html |date=2008-03-19 }} "Springer Buys Humana; Blackwell Adds Brandywine." September 5, 2006.
Selected publications
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.springer.com/humana}}{{deadlink|date=August 2018}}
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Category:Academic publishing companies
Category:Publishing companies of the United States
Category:Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
Category:Publishing companies established in 1976