Humana Press was an American academic publisher of science, technology, and medical books and journals founded in 1976. It was bought by

Springer Science+Business Media Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing. Originally founded in 1842 in ...

in 2006.

History

Humana published more than 100 new books and 25 journals per year, with a back list of approximately 1,500 titles in areas such as

molecular biology Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physi ...

neuroscience Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, development ...

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

research,

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

, and

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

. The company was founded in 1976 in

Clifton, New Jersey Clifton is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Criss-crossed by several major highways, the city is a regional commercial hub for North Jersey and is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York Metropolitan Area. As ...

by Thomas L. Lanigan and his wife, Julia Lanigan, both

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe th ...

s, and published its first book in 1977. The company was acquired by

in the fall of 2006 and continues to publish titles in a range of book series under the Humana Press imprint.Publishers Weekly.
"Springer Buys Humana; Blackwell Adds Brandywine." September 5, 2006. The company's employees remained at its Totowa, NJ home until June 2008, when they were moved to the Springer offices in New York City. Following the research areas of interest of its founders, Humana publications focused on the areas of molecular biology and medicine. Humana’s flagship product was the ''

Methods in Molecular Biology ''Methods in Molecular Biology'' is a book series published by Humana Press (an imprint of Springer Science+Business Media) that covers molecular biology research methods and protocols. The book series was introduced by series editor John M. Walker ...

'' book series, which produced more than 1200 published volumes, more than 33,000 individual protocols, and an extensive online database, ''

Springer Protocols ''Springer Protocols'' was a database of life sciences protocols published by Springer Science+Business Media. It replaced ''BioMed Protocols'', a Humana Press database, in January 2008, and was deactivated on 25 July 2018. The protocols were then ...

''.

Selected publications

Book series

* '' Cancer Drug, Discovery, and Development'' * '' Contemporary Cardiology'' * '' Contemporary Endocrinology'' * '' Current Clinical Oncology'' * '' Current Clinical Pathology'' * '' Current Clinical Practice'' * ''

'' * '' Methods in Molecular Medicine'' * '' Neuromethods''

Journals

* '' Journal of Molecular Neuroscience'' * ''

Neuroinformatics Neuroinformatics is the field that combines informatics and neuroscience. Neuroinformatics is related with neuroscience data and information processing by artificial neural networks. There are three main directions where neuroinformatics has to be ...

'' * '' Stem Cell Reviews and Reports'' * '' Clinical Proteomics'' * '' High Temperature and Materials Science''

References

External links

* {{Authority control Academic publishing companies Publishing companies of the United States Book publishing companies based in New York (state) Publishing companies established in 1976 Springer Science+Business Media imprints 1976 establishments in New Jersey