IOS Press is a
publishing house
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headquartered in
Amsterdam
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, specialising in the publication of
journals and books related to fields of
scientific
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,
technical
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, and
medical
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research. Established in 1987, IOS Press publishes around 100 international journals and releases about 75 book titles annually, covering fields such as
computer science
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,
mathematics
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, the
natural science
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s, and topics within medicine.
A subsidiary based in the United States (IOS Press, Inc.) was created in 1990, based in the
Washington, D.C.
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area. In 2005, IOS Press expanded to acquire the publications list of
Delft University Press
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. Several co-publishing and
joint venture
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relationships have been formed, to extend IOS Press'
academic publishing
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coverage in Germany, Japan, and China.
IOS Press is a member of the
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;Publications
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Information Services & Use
''Information Services & Use'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the area of information technology, especially information management and applications. It is peer-reviewed. Its current editors-in-chief are Arnoud De Kemp and Ellio ...
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Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
The ''Journal of Alzheimer's Disease'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by IOS Press covering the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, treatment, and psychology of Alzheimer's disease. The journal publishes research repo ...
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Journal of Neutron Research
The ''Journal of Neutron Research'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by IOS Press. It was established in 1993 and covers research on Neutron scattering and its applications. It publishes original research papers of an experimental ...
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Publishing companies of the Netherlands
Book publishing companies of the Netherlands
Academic publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 1987
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Companies based in Amsterdam
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