Caister Academic Press is an independent

academic publishing Academic publishing is the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in academic journal articles, books or theses. The part of academic written output that is not formally pu ...

company that produces books and ebooks on microbiology and

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 ...

. The address for the editorial offices is in Poole, UK with worldwide sales and distribution through the

Ingram Content Group Ingram Content Group is an American service provider to the book publishing industry, based in La Vergne, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Ingram Industries. Shawn Morin is CEO, and John R. Ingram is chairman of Ingram Industries. History The ...

. 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 microbiology 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.

External links

* {{Authority control Academic publishing companies Book publishing companies of England Companies based in Dorset