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Academic Press

Academic book publisher

Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher of Elsevier specializing in scientific, technical, and medical literature. Founded in 1941 in New York City, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

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Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher of Elsevier specializing in scientific, technical, and medical literature. Founded in 1941 in New York City, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Following Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt in 2001, Academic Press became part of Elsevier. Thus, Academic Press became an imprint of Elsevier.2

The story

Founded by Kurt Jacoby and Walter J. Johnson in 1941, in New York City.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • book
  • magazine

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

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Acquisitions

  1. 1998Morgan Kaufmann Publishers became a subsidiary1
  2. Jan 1990Acquired T. & A. D. Poyser1

Timeline

  1. 2001Acquired Acquired by Elsevier1
  2. 1969Acquired Acquired by Harcourt1
  3. 1941Founded Founded in New York City1

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