Taylor & Francis Group is a British company that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include the Taylor & Francis imprint, CRC Press, Routledge, F1000 Research and Dovepress, and it is a division of Informa, a United Kingdom based publisher and conference company. The business traces to 1852, when William Francis joined Richard Taylor in the publishing house Taylor had founded in 1798; early subjects included agriculture, chemistry, engineering, law, mathematics and medicine, and its publications included the Philosophical Magazine. It began book publishing in 1965, bought Routledge in 1998 after listing on the London Stock Exchange, and merged with Informa in 2004. Today Routledge publishes mainly in the humanities, social sciences, law and education, while CRC Press covers science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Its headquarters is at Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
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The company was founded in 1852 when William Francis joined Richard Taylor
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It is a division of Informa
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Taylor & Francis Group is a British company that publishes books and academic journals
Founded By: Richard Taylor (editor), Overview, Founding, partners (Richard Taylor)
The company was founded in 1852 when William Francis joined Richard Taylor in his publishing business.
In Group: European Publishing and News Agencies: United Kingdom and Ireland, Lead section
is a British company that publishes books and academic journals
View the SourcePenny Ladkin-Brand (Taylor and Francis leadership page)
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Penny Ladkin-Brand is Chief Executive Officer of Taylor & Francis
CRC Press (source article)
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In 2003 the imprint was acquired by Taylor & Francis
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