Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately held independent

publishing company Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

founded by its

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, Mary Ann Liebert, in 1980. The company publishes peer-reviewed

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s, and

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s in the areas of

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...

, biomedical sciences, medical research, and life sciences;

clinical 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 practice ...

, surgery, and

nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

;

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

and

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

; environmental science;

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

and

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;

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, and

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. The company's headquarters is in New Rochelle, New York. The company has been described as the first to establish a specialty in genetic engineering.

Publications

Eschewing traditional

market research Market research is an organized effort to gather information about target markets and customers: know about them, starting with who they are. It is an important component of business strategy and a major factor in maintaining competitiveness. Mar ...

, the publisher seeks out niche topics overlooked by larger publishers. As of 2000, its portfolio of more than ninety peer-reviewed journals included: Part 2 of the article appears at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22386499/genetic_genius_part_2/. Publications focused on topics outside of the medical field include ''Westchester Wag'', which covers the social scene in

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, and ''Rinkmagazine'', a skating periodical.

History

The company's first publication was the ''Journal of Interferon Research'', launched in 1981. ''Genetic Engineering News'' was launched the same year, attaining a circulation of 50,000 by 2000. The combined circulation of all titles from the publisher in 2000 was 250,000. The company's top five publications by revenue as of 2000 were ''Genetic Engineering News'' (50,000), ''Westchester Wag'' (50,000), ''Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine'' (5,000), ''Human Gene Therapy'' (2,300), and '' AIDS Research and Human Retrovirus'' (2,150). In February 2018, the company launched '' The CRISPR Journal'', a bimonthly journal devoted to research advances and commentary in the field of CRISPR and

genome editing Genome editing, or genome engineering, or gene editing, is a type of genetic engineering in which DNA is inserted, deleted, modified or replaced in the genome of a living organism. Unlike early genetic engineering techniques that randomly inserts ...

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* {{Official website, http://www.liebertpub.com/ Academic publishing companies Publishing companies of the United States Companies based in New Rochelle, New York American publishers (people) Publishing companies established in 1980 1980 establishments in New York (state)

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