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J.B. Metzler

J.B. Metzler is a publisher in Germany founded in 1682.1 It is headquartered in Stuttgart.1 It is part of Springer Nature.1

J.B. Metzler ist ein deutscher Wissenschaftsverlag mit Schwerpunkt auf den Geisteswissenschaften. Er gehört zur Springer-Verlag GmbH mit Geschäftssitz in Heidelberg und Berlin. Publiziert wird in den Bereichen Literatur- und Sprachwissenschaft, Philosophie, Geschichte der Antike wie Musik und Medien. Lexika und Enzyklopädien, Literaturgeschichten und Handbücher sowie Werkausgaben und studentische Einführungen prägen das Verlagsprofil.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1682Founded1

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Corporate structure

J.B. Metzler is part of a group headed by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. 100 entities, 14 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Holtzbrinck Publishing Group Stuttgart, Germany
    • Springer Nature 53% · Berlin, Germany
      • J.B. Metzler Stuttgart, Germany
      • Apress Subsidiary · New York City
      • BioMed Central Subsidiary · London
      • Macmillan Education Subsidiary · London
      • Nature Portfolio Subsidiary · London
      • Palgrave Macmillan Subsidiary · Basingstoke
      • Prensa Científica Subsidiary
      • Springer Medizin Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
      • Springer Nature (Netherlands) Subsidiary · Dordrecht, Netherlands
      • Springer Nature America Subsidiary · New York City
      • Springer Science+Business Media Subsidiary · Luxembourg
      • Springer VS Subsidiary · Wiesbaden
      • SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER GMBH Subsidiary · 100% · Heidelberg, Germany
      • ASA Press Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • Figshare Subsidiary
      • Scientific American Subsidiary
      • Springer Healthcare Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Springer Nature (China) Subsidiary · China
      • Springer Nature Limited Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • Springer Nature Switzerland AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • SPRINGER NATURE TWO GMBH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
        • SPRINGER NATURE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Subsidiary · 100% · Berlin, Germany
          • 1 more
      • Springer Vienna Subsidiary
      • SPRINGER-VERLAG GMBH Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
      • SPRINGER-VERLAG GMBH Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
      • SpringerOpen Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • and 1 more
    • GvH Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft XXXIII mbH Stuttgart, Germany
    • Macmillan Publishers Basingstoke, United Kingdom
      • St. Martin's Press Subsidiary · New York City
        • St. Martin's Griffin Subsidiary
        • Thomas Dunne Books Subsidiary · United States
      • Tor Publishing Group Subsidiary · Equitable Building, United States
        • Forge Books Subsidiary
        • Tor Books Subsidiary · Equitable Building
        • Nightfire Subsidiary
        • Orb Books Subsidiary
        • Tor Essentials Subsidiary · New York City, United States
        • Tor Fantasy Subsidiary · New York City, United States
        • Tordotcom Publishing Subsidiary
      • PAN MACMILLAN PUBLISHING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · 99.99% · New Delhi, India
      • Feiwel and Friends Subsidiary
      • Flatiron Books Subsidiary · United States
      • Kingfisher Books Subsidiary
      • Macmillan Audio Subsidiary · United States
      • Macmillan London Subsidiary
      • Macmillan Nig. Publishers Ltd. Subsidiary · Lagos, Nigeria
      • Mantle Subsidiary
      • Red Globe Press Subsidiary
      • Square Fish Subsidiary
      • St. Martin's Publishing Group Subsidiary
      • Tor UK Subsidiary
    • Argon Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • Digital Science Subsidiary · London
      • metaphacts Subsidiary · Walldorf, Germany
      • Altmetric Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Dimensions Subsidiary
      • Ontopic Subsidiary
    • Droemer Knaur Subsidiary · Munich
    • Farrar, Straus and Giroux Subsidiary · New York City
      • North Point Press Subsidiary · San Francisco
      • MCD | Farrar, Straus and Giroux Subsidiary
      • Sarah Crichton Books Subsidiary
    • Henry Holt and Company Subsidiary · New York City
      • Metropolitan Books Subsidiary · United States
    • Kiepenheuer & Witsch Subsidiary · Cologne
    • Macmillan Learning Subsidiary · New York City
    • NetDoktor Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
    • Picador Subsidiary · London
    • Prognos AG Subsidiary · Basel
    • Rowohlt Verlag Subsidiary · Hamburg
    • S. Fischer Verlag Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main
    • ZEIT Sprachen Subsidiary · Planegg, Germany
    • Zeitverlag Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • DIGITAL SCIENCE UK LIMITED Subsidiary · 88% · London, United Kingdom
    • Die Zeit Subsidiary · Germany
    • Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (United States) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Neobooks Subsidiary · Germany

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2015Acquired Acquired by Springer Nature1
  2. 1682Founded Founded1

Sources

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