Karger Publishers, also known as Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers and S. Karger AG, is an

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and

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s and books. The current

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is Daniel Ebneter.

History

The company was founded in 1890 in

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by Samuel Karger, 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. Its first

, '' Dermatologische Zeitschrift'' (later: ''Dermatologica'', now: ''Dermatology'') was established in 1893. The company published works from well-known scientists such as

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. Because of political pressure from the

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regime, the company was relocated to

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, 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

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, English, French, or

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. The company currently publishes over 95 journals, and over 9,000 e-book titles.

Journals

Journals published by Karger include: * ''Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism'' * ''Blood Purification'' * ''

Brain, Behavior and Evolution ''Brain, Behavior and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering evolutionary neurobiology. It was established in 1968 with Walter Riss as the founding editor-in-chief; he remained the editor until 1986. Subsequent editors include ...

'' * ''

Cardiology Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

'' * ''Caries Research'' * ''Cells Tissues Organs'' * ''

Cerebrovascular Diseases Cerebrovascular disease includes a variety of medical conditions that affect the blood vessels of the brain and the cerebral circulation. Arteries supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain are often damaged or deformed in these disorders. The ...

'' * ''

Chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (list of chemotherapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard chemotherapy re ...

'' * ''

Cytogenetic and Genome Research ''Cytogenetic and Genome Research'' is the name of a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1962. It was published previously under the names ''Cytogenetics'' (1962–1972) and ''Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics'' (1973–2001). ...

'' * ''

Dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the Human skin, skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A List of dermatologists, ...

'' * ''

European Addiction Research ''European Addiction Research'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Karger Publishers. It was established in 1995. Abstracting and indexing The journal is indexed in, but not limited to,: * PubMed/MEDLINE * Scopus * Web of S ...

'' * ''

European Neurology ''European Neurology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of neurology. Established in 1968, it is published by Karger Publishers. The editor-in-chief is Julien Bogousslavsky. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports ...

'' * ''

Folia Primatologica ''Folia Primatologica'' is an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on primatology, the study of monkeys, apes, lemurs, and other primates. ''Folia Primatologica'' was founded in 1963 by Adolph Hans Schultz, Helmut Hofer, Josef Biegert, and ...

'' * ''Gerontology'' * ''

Hormone Research in Paediatrics ''Hormone Research in Paediatrics'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering paediatric endocrinology published by Karger Publishers and the editor-in-chief is S. Cianfarani, Rome. It is an official journal of the European Society fo ...

'' * ''

Intervirology ''Intervirology'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of virology, especially concerning animal viruses. It was established in 1973 and is published by Karger Publishers. The editor-in-chief is Jean-Claude Manuguerra ...

'' * ''Kidney and Blood Pressure Research'' * ''

Neonatology Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Th ...

'' * '' Neuroepidemiology'' * ''

Neuropsychobiology ''Neuropsychobiology'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Karger Publishers. Established in 1975 by J. Mendlewicz, the journal incorporated the ''International Pharmacopsychiatry'' journal in 1983. Scope ''Neuropsychobiology'' cover ...

'' * ''Ophthalmic Research'' * ''Pathobiology'' * ''

Phonetica ''Phonetica'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of phonetics that was established in 1957 by E. Zwirner. It is published by De Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in ac ...

'' * ''

Psychopathology Psychopathology is the study of mental illness. It includes the signs and symptoms of all mental disorders. The field includes Abnormal psychology, abnormal cognition, maladaptive behavior, and experiences which differ according to social norms ...

'' * ''

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics ''Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Karger Publishers. It was established in 1953 under the name ''Acta Psychotherapeutica et Psychosomatica'', obtaining its current name in 1965. Scope '' ...

'' * '' Research in Complementary Medicine'' * ''

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology ''Skin Pharmacology and Physiology'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal and an official journal of the Society for Dermopharmacy / Gesellschaft für Dermopharmazie e.V. (GD). It was established in 1988 under the title ''Skin Pharmacology'', renamed ...

'' * '' Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery''

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