Palgrave Macmillan imprint continues unchanged
05 June 2015 - We wish to confirm that the Palgrave Macmillan imprint will continue as part of Springer Nature, publishing books, monographs and journals in professional, business, finance and the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The Palgrave higher education imprint also continues as part of Springer Nature.
We are aware that a recent St Martin’s Press announcement has caused some confusion and concern amongst Palgrave Macmillan authors, agents and distributors. Palgrave Macmillan and St Martin’s Press hope that this statement provides clarity and reassurance.
Palgrave Macmillan continues to publish over 2000 books and monographs a year aimed at an academic and professional audience, and there is no change to its publishing programme. With strong publishing teams in New York and London, and a growing programme in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, Palgrave Macmillan will publish more titles globally in 2015 than ever before. All existing contacts and relationships continue unchanged.
St Martin’s Press announced this week that they will be retiring the Palgrave imprint, a boutique imprint that publishes 45-50 original titles per year. St Martin’s Press use of the Palgrave imprint has been specifically for Palgrave Macmillan’s trade non-fiction list for serious non-fiction, aimed at a general audience. The trade non-fiction list moved to Macmillan Publishers and St Martin’s Press in 2014, reflecting the close alignment of these titles with the St Martin’s Press and wider Macmillan Publishers portfolio.
Springer Nature is now the leading academic and professional book publisher, publishing more than 10000 new titles a year. Springer Nature was formed in May 2015, following the merger of much of Macmillan Science and Education and Springer Science+Business Media.
Notes to editors
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Grace Baynes Head of Communications Palgrave Macmillan +44 (0)20 7014 4063 [email protected]
About Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan is a global academic and business publisher for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). We are the only boundary-free HSS publisher - working at all lengths and across all business models. From journals, mid-length research and monographs to world-class reference and general nonfiction, Palgrave Macmillan offers readers and authors a single source for the very best in professional learning and scholarship, reaching the maximum readership with works of the highest quality. http://www.palgrave.com/ About St Martin’s Press
St. Martin's Press has grown to become one of the preeminent publishers in the United States. From their home in the Flatiron Building in New York, St. Martin’s Press publishes under four imprints: St. Martin’s Press, Griffin, Minotaur, and Thomas Dunne Books.
About Springer Nature
Springer Nature is a major new force in scientific, scholarly, professional and educational publishing. By using its combined expertise, scale and the reach of our brands, the company aims to grow and innovate in order to better serve academic researchers, students, teachers, institutions, professionals and the wider public, by helping them discover more. Springer Nature was created through the combination of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media in May 2015. This strategic merger brought together these dynamic publishing houses with more than 150 years of history behind them, as well as complementary geographic footprints and brand portfolios, a track record of creativity and innovation, and a shared vision to advance knowledge and learning around the world. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of EURO 1.5 billion. - See more at: http://se.macmillan.com/Media/News/SPRINGER-NATURE-CREATED-FOLLOWING-MERGER- COMPLETION(1)/?taxId=145#sthash.aXE4eX1Q.dpuf