Caister Academic Press is an independent

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company that produces books and ebooks on

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and

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. The address for the editorial offices is in

Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...

, UK with worldwide sales and distribution through the

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. Published books include review volumes, practical manuals and reference texts aimed at the post-graduate, research and professional market.

Aims and scope

Caister Academic Press aims to provide the scientific community with authoritative texts on topical areas of

and

. There is a focus on current research and emerging trends. Volumes on related technology and applications are also published.

History

The academic publishing company was founded in 1993 as Horizon Scientific Press. Incorporated as a limited company in 2001, the company changed its name to Caister Academic Press in 2008.

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