33 Facts About Wiley Publishing

Wiley Publishing produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, in print and electronically, as well as online products and services, training materials, and educational materials for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students.

Wiley Publishing was the publisher of 19th century American literary figures like James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as of legal, religious, and other non-fiction titles.

Wiley Publishing later shifted its focus to scientific, technical, and engineering subject areas, abandoning its literary interests.

Wiley Publishing's son John was born on in Flatbush, New York, 4 October 1808; died in East Orange, New Jersey, 21 February 1891 and took over the business when Charles Wiley Publishing died in 1826.

Wiley Publishing acquired its present name in 1876, when John's second son William H Wiley joined his brother Charles in the business.

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In 1997, Wiley Publishing acquired the professional publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold from Thomson Learning.

In 1999, Wiley Publishing acquired the professional publisher Jossey-Bass from Pearson.

Wiley Publishing-Blackwell publishes on behalf of about 700 professional and scholarly societies; among them are the American Cancer Society, for which it publishes Cancer, the flagship ACS journal; the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; and the American Anthropological Association.

In December 2007, Wiley Publishing began distributing its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service.

On February 17,2012, Wiley Publishing announced the acquisition of Inscape Holdings Inc, which provides DISC assessments and training for interpersonal business skills.

On March 7,2012, Wiley Publishing announced its intention to divest assets in the areas of travel, culinary, general interest, nautical, pets, and crafts, as well as the Webster's New World and CliffsNotes brands.

The planned divestiture was aligned with Wiley Publishing's "increased strategic focus on content and services for research, learning, and professional practices, and on lifelong learning through digital technology".

In 2013, Wiley sold its pets, crafts and general interest lines to Turner Publishing Company and its nautical line to Fernhurst Books.

In 2021, Wiley acquired the Hindawi publishing firm for $298 million in cash to expand its open access journals portfolio.

In 2021, Wiley announced the acquisition of eJournalPress, a provider of web-based technology solutions for scholarly publishing companies.

Wiley Publishing-Blackwell publishes journals on behalf of more than 700 professional and scholarly society partners including the New York Academy of Sciences, American Cancer Society, The Physiological Society, British Ecological Society, American Association of Anatomists, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and The London School of Economics and Political Science, making it the world's largest society publisher.

Wiley Publishing has partnered with five other higher-education publishers to create CourseSmart, a company developed to sell college textbooks in eTextbook format on a common platform.

In 2002, Wiley Publishing created a partnership with French publisher Anuman Interactive in order to launch a series of e-books adapted from the For Dummies collection.

In 2013, Wiley Publishing partnered with American Graphics Institute to create an online education video and e-book subscription service called The Digital Classroom.

In 2016, Wiley launched a worldwide partnership with Christian H Cooper to create a program for candidates taking the Financial Risk Manager exam offered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

The program will be built on the existing Wiley Publishing efficient learning platform and Christian's legacy Financial Risk Manager product.

The program will serve tens of thousands of FRM candidates worldwide and is based on the adaptive learning technology of Wiley Publishing's efficient learning platform and Christian's unique writing style and legacy book series.

In 2016, Wiley Publishing started a collaboration with the open access publisher Hindawi to help convert nine Wiley Publishing journals to full open access.

On January 18,2019, Wiley Publishing signed a contract with Project DEAL to begin open access to its academic journals for more than 700 academic institutions.

In September 2019, Wiley Publishing entered into a collaboration with IIM Lucknow to offer analytics courses for finance executives.

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In October 2008, Wiley Publishing launched a new online service providing continuing education units and professional development hour credits to architects and designers.

The initial courses are adapted from Wiley Publishing books, extending their reach into the digital space.

In 2008, Wiley Publishing was named for the second consecutive year to Forbes magazine's annual list of the "400 Best Big Companies in America".

Wiley Publishing Canada was named to Canadian Business magazine's 2006 list of "Best Workplaces in Canada", and Wiley Publishing Australia has received the Australian government's "Employer of Choice for Women" citation every year since its inception in 2001.

In 2004, Wiley Publishing was named to the US Environmental Protection Agency's "Best Workplaces for Commuters" list.

Wiley Publishing did not allow the editorial board members to decide over editorial appointments and decisions.

Wiley Publishing makes some articles disappear from their journals without any explanation.

In June 2020, Wiley Publishing was one of a group of publishers who sued the Internet Archive, arguing that its collection of e-books was denying authors and publishers revenue and accusing the library of "willful mass copyright infringement".