Woodhead Publishing Limited was established in 1989 as an independent international

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company of science and technical books. The company publishes books in association with The

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, Cambridge International Science Publishing. They have previously published books in association with The

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(IOM³) and the European Federation of Corrosion.

History

In December 2008 Woodhead Publishing acquired the backlist, future titles and

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of Chandos Publishing in

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, UK, comprising over 250 books in the fields of library and information management, knowledge management and Asian Studies. In 2011 they launched Woodhead Publishing Online, a resource of scientific, technical and information trends, comprising over 800 e-books, containing 12,000 chapters. This resource was hosted by MetaPress, a division of

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Inc. Woodhead (and its imprint Chandos) was acquired by

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in August 2013. Its current areas of publication include food science, technology and nutrition; materials engineering;

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;

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technology; energy and

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; finance,

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and business studies; mathematics and

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Imprints

Chandos Publishing Woodhead Publishing Limited was established in 1989 as an independent international publishing company of science and technical books. The company publishes books in association with The Textile Institute, Cambridge International Science Publishi ...

* Horwood Publishing * Abington Publishing

Nominations and awards

In 2013, the company was announced as a contender for the Frankfurt Book Fair Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year award at this year’s Independent Publishing Awards. Judges stated that "Woodhead has built up an unrivalled knowledge of its niche subjects and customers." In 2012, the company was awarded the London Book Fair International Achievement Award by the Independent Publishers Guild.

References

External links

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