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World Scientific Publishing is an academic publisher of scientific, technical, and medical books and journals headquartered in Singapore . The company was founded in 1981. It publishes about 500 books annually as well as more than 150 journals in various fields. In 1995, World Scientific co-founded the London-based Imperial College Press together with the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine .
Company structure The company head office is in Singapore , where over 200 employees work.
Imperial College Press In 1995 the company co-founded Imperial College Press , specializing in engineering , medicine and information technology , with Imperial College London . In 2006, World Scientific assumed full ownership of Imperial College Press, under a license granted by the university.
Controversy In 2014, the Singapore Literature Prize received flak for naming the non-fiction prizes after World Scientific, who sponsored the category.[1] Lim Siong Guan 's The Leader, The Teacher & You (2013), ended up co-winning the Prize for English Non-fiction.[2]
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