Cambridge University Press Acquires CABI Journals

[Susan Soule <ssoule@cambridge.org>]

With apologies for cross-posting

Cambridge University Press acquires CABI Journals

Cambridge University Press and CABI are pleased to announce the 
acquisition by Cambridge University Press of the CABI primary 
journals list, consisting of 15 titles either owned or published 
by CABI on behalf of various Learned Societies. The CABI list 
expands and complements Cambridge University Press's existing 
journals portfolio of over 200 academic and professional journals 
and significantly builds its collection in the life sciences.

Cambridge will continue to publish the CABI list with current 
editors and Societies with effect from 1st July 2006.

Andrew Brown, Academic Publishing Director at Cambridge 
University Press said, "We are delighted to be taking on the CABI 
list of very high quality journals as part of our developing 
journals publishing program. This is a major development for both 
Cambridge and CABI, and a resounding reinforcement of the aims 
and ideals of not-for-profit publishing."

Caroline McNamara, Executive Commercial Director at CABI said, 
"This sale reflects CABI's newly refocused strategic direction, 
based upon our decision to strengthen our position as a publisher 
of world-leading database products and high quality books and 
reference works."

For Cambridge this acquisition demonstrates an ongoing and 
accelerating commitment to STM Journals publishing. The future 
will see continued emphasis on building an even stronger STM list 
to compliment the world-leading HSS Journals list already 
published by Cambridge.

"As well as exceeding the business and commercial expectations 
laid down by CABI, Cambridge University Press was also chosen 
because it shares CABI's not-for-profit status and 
scholarship-friendly principles," said Andrea Powell, Executive 
Director of Publishing at CABI.  "We felt CUP offered an 
attractive alternative for our Partner Societies, and we were 
also confident that the whole list, including titles owned and 
developed by CABI for nearly 100 years, would be in good hands."

Geoff Nuttall, Journals Editorial Director at Cambridge 
University Press said, "The relocation of the CABI journals to 
Cambridge is a symbol of the new ambition and dynamism of 
journals publishing at Cambridge University Press. With new 
systems, resources and a state of the art journals platform, we 
are able to offer publishing solutions that are strong and 
competitive, but still true to the ideals of Cambridge 
publishing. We welcome the CABI journals wholeheartedly and look 
forward to working closely with our new colleagues."

About Cambridge University Press Journals

Cambridge University Press publishes nearly 200 peer-reviewed 
academic journals across a wide spread of subject areas, in print 
and online. Many of these journals are the leading academic 
publications in their fields and together they form one of the 
most valuable and comprehensive bodies of research available 
today.

About Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the 
University of Cambridge, one of the world's leading research 
institutions and winner of 81 Nobel Prizes. Cambridge University 
Press is committed by its charter to disseminate knowledge as 
widely as possible across the globe. It publishes nearly 200 
journals and over 2,500 books a year for distribution in more 
than 200 countries.

About CABI

CABI is a not-for-profit organisation that improves people's 
lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific 
expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. 
Its mission and direction is influenced by its 45 member 
countries who help guide the activities undertaken as a business. 
These include scientific publishing, projects and consultancy, 
information for development and mycological services. CABI?s 
activities contribute directly to achieving the Millennium 
Development Goals, particularly those concerned with poverty 
reduction, environmental sustainability and partnership for 
development.

About CABI Publications and Resources

CABI is a world-leading publisher of bibliographic databases, 
books, and interactive electronic resources aiming to further 
science and its application to real life. Behind each of our 
products is a team of subject specialists committed to delivering 
the most relevant and authoritative information to researchers 
worldwide.  Our expertise includes animal sciences, entomology, 
plant sciences, environmental sciences, human health, 
parasitology, mycology, crop protection, rural economics, rural 
development, and leisure and tourism.

Web Links:
Cambridge Journals: http://www.journals.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press: http://www.cambridge.org
CABI: http://www.cabi.org

For more information please contact:
At Cambridge University Press:
Ian Banbery - ibanbery@cambridge.org

At CABI:
Margo Leach - m.leach@cabi.org


Susan Soule
Journals Marketing Manager
Cambridge University Press, Americas
ssoule@cambridge.org