Emerald Group Publishing
Parent companyCambridge Information Group
Founded1967
FounderKeith Howard[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLeeds, West Yorkshire, England
DistributionWiley (books)[2][failed verification]
Key peopleVicky Williams (CEO)
Publication typesAcademic journals, books, book series
Nonfiction topicsManagement, business, social sciences, library studies, education, health and social care, engineering and more
RevenueIncrease £39.3 m (2015)
No. of employees250 (2015)
Official websitewww.emeraldgrouppublishing.com

Emerald Publishing Limited is a scholarly publisher of academic journals and books, headquartered in Leeds, England. Originally focused in the areas of social sciences and management, including management, business, education, and library studies,[3][4] Emerald also publishes in the areas of health, science, engineering and technology.[5][6][7]

Emerald Publishing began as an independent publishing house, formed by Keith Howard (OBE) and a group of management academics from the University of Bradford.[8][9] Howard stepped down as Chairman of the Emerald Group in 2017. [10][4] Vicky Williams became the CEO of Emerald Publishing in 2018, replacing Richard Bevan, who took over Howard's role of Executive Chairman.[11] Emerald Group Publishing was acquired by US-based Cambridge Information Group on 10 June 2022.

History

Emerald was founded in the United Kingdom in 1967 as Management Consultants Bradford (MCB) UP Ltd. The publisher changed its name to Emerald in 2002 following the success of its Emerald Fulltext database.[12]

In 2007, Emerald acquired a programme of Management and Social Science book serials, series and monographs from Elsevier.[8]

In 2011, Emerald acquired health and social care publisher Pier Professional Limited,[5] and in 2015, they acquired GoodPractice, a provider of support tools for leaders and senior managers.[13][14] In 2020, Good Practice, Towards Maturity and Mind Tools were combined under Emerald.[15][16]

On 10 June 2022, Cambridge Information Group acquired Emerald Group Publishing.[17][3][4]

As of 23 May 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited acquired the book catalog of Thomas Telford Limited (TTL) including 35 journal titles and other related publishing assets, from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).[6][7] The New Engineering Contract (NEC) Guides were not included in the sale.[7]

Sustainability and inclusivity

As early as 2018, Emerald Publishing issued a Real Impact Manifesto, challenging publishers and the research community to reconsider their operations in terms of impact and sustainability.[18][19] In 2020, Emerald Publishing became a founding signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact,[20][21] and advocates for sustainability and inclusivity in research and publishing.[22][18] Two of Emerald's journals, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment and Gender in Management, were in the six out of 100 journals to receive the highest possible "Five Wheel" impact rating[23] from the SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating system, based on an analysis of data from 2016–2020 that assessed relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).[24][25]

Emerald has commissioned two global inclusivity reports (2020 and 2022) to assess diversity and inclusion in the academic sector. Responses from academics indicated that nearly 1/3 of academics experienced forms of discrimination and anti-inclusion, with women experiencing such behaviors at much higher rates than men. Men were more likely to say they had not experienced bullying or discrimination and were almost twice as likely to feel that inclusivity did not provide noticeable benefits. Sixty percent of responding academics said their institution had taken steps to promote inclusivity in their work environment. Ninety percent believed that greater inclusion could improve academia by promoting different ways of thinking.[22]

Sponsorships

In 2017 Emerald became the title sponsor of Headingley Stadium with it being renamed Emerald Headingley. As part of the deal the new main stand was named The Emerald Stand. Emerald withdrew their sponsorship in November 2021, following an alleged racism scandal involving the Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[26][27]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "For Booksellers". Emerald Group Publishing. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Rahman, Miran (10 June 2022). "Acquisition marks fresh chapter for Yorkshire-based publishing house | TheBusinessDesk.com". The Business Desk.
  4. ^ a b c Kilgannon, Laurence (13 June 2022). "Investment firm strikes deal for Emerald Group". Insider Media Ltd.
  5. ^ a b Holland, Chris (17 March 2011). "£25m growth bid by Emerald". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Emerald Publishing acquires ICE Publishing portfolio | Research Information". Research Information. 23 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Kanaris, Sotiris (26 May 2023). "ICE Publishing portfolio changes hands". New Civil Engineer.
  8. ^ a b Jones, Philip (28 January 2008). "Emerald acquires Elsevier titles". thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Keith Howard, publisher and philanthropist who gave generously to the causes of opera and sport in Yorkshire – obituary". The Telegraph. 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "On behalf of the Emerald Group & the Family of Dr Keith Howard OBE". Emerald Publishing.
  11. ^ "Vicky Williams is appointed CEO of Emerald Publishing". STM Publishing News. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ de Verteuil, Sue (December 2001). "Emerald, the new name and vision for MCB UP Ltd". Interlending & Document Supply. 29 (4). doi:10.1108/ilds.2001.12229daa.001.
  13. ^ "Emerald Global Publishing Group Acquires GoodPractice | STM Publishing News". STM Publishing News. 16 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Emerald acquisition of GoodPractice will 'extend reach' | Research Information". Research Information. 15 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Good Practice, Towards Maturity and Mind Tools combine into Emerald: Peter Casebow on LNTV". Learning News - the learning sector's newswire'. 23 March 2020.
  16. ^ Burns, Hamish (28 January 2020). "Learning & development business joins global brand". Business Insider.
  17. ^ Anderson, Porter (10 June 2022). "New York's Cambridge Information Group Acquires the UK's Emerald Group". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ a b "How we're doing | Statement of intent". Emerald Publishing.
  19. ^ "Real impact manifesto". Emerald Publishing. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  20. ^ "SDG Publishers Compact Members". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  21. ^ "SDG Publishers Compact". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  22. ^ a b Anderson, Porter (27 September 2022). "Emerald Publishing 2022 Inclusivity Report Adds Indigenous Voices". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  23. ^ "SDG-Impact Journal Rating" (PDF). Cabells.
  24. ^ Rodenburg, Kathleen; Rowan, Michael; Nixon, Andrew; Christensen Hughes, Julia (January 2022). "The Misalignment of the FT50 with the Achievement of the UN's SDGs: A Call for Responsible Research Assessment by Business Schools". Sustainability. 14 (15): 9598. doi:10.3390/su14159598. ISSN 2071-1050.
  25. ^ Linacre, Simon (17 March 2021). "Cabells launches new SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating system in partnership with Saint Joseph's University's Haub School of Business". the source.
  26. ^ Parmenter, Tom. "Yorkshire County Cricket Club signs 'Clean Slate' stadium deal after racism scandal". Sky News. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  27. ^ Smith, Peter. "Leeds Rhinos to meet stadium sponsors after Emerald end Headingley naming deal over Yorkshire racism row". The Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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