Hoboken, N.J., July 10, 2007 -- Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) today announced the renewal and extension of their agreement for publication of the Institute’s flagship journals, AIChE Journal, Environmental Progress, and Process Safety Progress. The renewed agreement extends the AIChE-Wiley publishing partnership through 2017. The original agreement was signed in 2003.
“AIChE enthusiastically supports the extension of our partnership with Wiley,” said Stephen Smith, AIChE’s Director of Technical Activities and Publications. “Our members have been very happy with the improved timeliness and impact of our publications.” He added, “Working with Wiley, we’ve launched initiatives that would have been difficult for us, as a small society publisher, to accomplish on our own. We have enhanced online features and a complete digital archive—all accompanied by stronger financial performance.”
“We’re thrilled to be able to extend a partnership that has been and continues to be successful on so many levels,” said Jon Glover, Wiley Associate Publisher, Physical Sciences Journals. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with AIChE in the publication and dissemination of essential research in chemical engineering. As Wiley celebrates its 200th anniversary, we’re glad to have the opportunity to help AIChE celebrate their 100th year in 2008 as the leading membership organization for chemical engineering professionals.”
AIChE Journal, now in its 53rd year of publication, is one of the premier research journals in chemical engineering and related fields. The journal is ranked in the top 10 in the Chemical Engineering category of the Journal Citation Reports™ (Institute for Scientific Information). Edited by Stanley Sandler of the University of Delaware, this peer-reviewed monthly journal reports the latest technological advances in chemical engineering, as well as other relevant engineering disciplines, including biotechnology, electrochemical engineering, and environmental engineering.
The quarterly publication Environmental Progress provides practical, industrially relevant coverage of advances vital to engineering professionals dealing with environmental issues. Now edited by Martin Abraham of the University of Toledo, it addresses environmental management; wastewater; pollution minimization, control, and remediation; sustainability; and environmental software, literature, and regulation.
Process Safety Progress offers practical process safety information, covering such areas as chemical and hydrocarbon process safety, loss prevention, and health. Dan Crowl of Michigan Technical University and Joseph Louvar of Wayne State University serve as co-editors.
Wiley and AIChE also signed a separate agreement in March 2005 to jointly publish books in chemical engineering and industrial chemistry under a new, co-branded imprint. Under the agreement, Wiley and AIChE co-publishes 10-15 books a year in the broad field of chemical engineering, including books in process safety and emerging technological areas like biological engineering and sustainability.
About AIChE
AIChE, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008, is a professional society of 40,000 chemical engineers in 92 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society.
Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontier of chemical engineering research in such areas as nanotechnology, sustainability, hydrogen fuels, biological and environmental engineering, and chemical plant safety and security. More information about AIChE is available at www.aiche.org.
About Wiley InterScience
Introduced in 1997 and launched commercially in January 1999, Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) is a leading international resource for quality content promoting discovery across the spectrum of scientific, technical, medical and professional endeavors. In nearly a decade, Wiley InterScience has built its reputation by regularly adding new content and functionality; offering sophisticated search and navigation capabilities; and providing robust online manuscript submission and management tools.
Today, Wiley InterScience features must-have content from more than 2,500 journals, books, reference works, databases, laboratory manuals and the Cochrane Library, which is the world’s best-known resource for evidence-based medicine. More than half of Wiley’s journals on Wiley InterScience are digitized back to Volume 1, Issue 1 as part of the development of the journal backfile initiative. With the completion of the Wiley InterScience backfile in 2007, in conjunction with Wiley's Bicentennial, Wiley InterScience will be one of the largest archives of its kind with content dating back to 1799 and over 1.6 million articles of scientific and scholarly research.
About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's web site is www.wiley.com. Wiley is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb.