Marcel Dekker
Appearance
Status | Defunct |
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Founded | 1963 |
Successor | Taylor & Francis |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City |
Publication types | Books, academic journals |
Official website | www.dekker.com |
Marcel Dekker was a journal and encyclopedia publishing company with editorial boards found in New York, New York. Dekker encyclopedias are now published by CRC Press, part of the Taylor and Francis publishing group.
History
Initially a textbook publisher, they added journal publishing in the 1970s, and encyclopedia publishing in the early 1980s. They were purchased by Taylor and Francis in 2003. At that time, they published 78 journals and 300 new books annually. The imprint closed in 2005.[1] [2] As of 2008, they have a total of 26 encyclopedias available.[3] These encyclopedias deal with scientific issues such as agricultural engineering, chemistry, agronomy, and library science.
References
- ^ Taylor & Francis Announces Imprint Changes
- ^ [http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/0311/msg00072.html Library Journal Academic Newswire
- ^ [1]