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World scientific publishing company
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.
Contents
- World scientific publishing company
- Opening speech by dr k k phua world scientific publishing chairman
- Company structure
- Imperial College Press
- Controversy
- References
Opening speech by dr k k phua world scientific publishing chairman
Company structure
The company head office is in Singapore. The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief is Phua Kok Khoo, while the Managing Director is Doreen Liu. The company was co-founded by them in 1981.
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. Finally in August 2016, ICP was fully incorporated into World Scientific under the new imprint, World Scientific Europe.
Controversy
In 2014, the Singapore Literature Prize was criticized for naming the non-fiction prizes after World Scientific, who sponsored the category. A book World Scientific published, Lim Siong Guan's The Leader, The Teacher & You (2013), ended up co-winning the Prize for English Non-fiction.