Imperial College Press (ICP) was formed in 1995 as a partnership between
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
in London and
World Scientific
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publishing.
This publishing house was awarded the rights, by
The Nobel Foundation
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I ...
,
Sweden
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, to publish ''The Nobel Prize: The First 100 years'', edited by
Agneta Wallin Levinovitz and
Nils Ringertz
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.
They publish areas of teaching and research at Imperial College:
Chemistry
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,
Computer Science
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,
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
,
Finance
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&
Management
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Management includes the activities o ...
,
Engineering
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,
Environmental Science
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,
Life Sciences
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,
Mathematics
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,
Medicine
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&
Healthcare
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, and
Physics
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.
As of August 2016, ICP has been fully incorporated into World Scientific under the new imprint, ''World Scientific Europe''.
Selected journals
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Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
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International Journal of Innovation Management
The ''International Journal of Innovation Management'' is the official journal of the International Society of Professional Innovation Management. The journal, founded in 1997, is published by Imperial College Press. It is peer-reviewed, and offer ...
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* ''
Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management
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*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
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