Wiley-Blackwell forms Publishing Partnership with The BPS

["Gillingham, Emily - Oxford" <emily.gillingham@wiley.com>]

PRESS RELEASE: Wiley-Blackwell forms Publishing Partnership with 
The British Psychological Society


Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly 
publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced 
that it has expanded its publishing partnership with the British 
Psychological Society (BPS) to include the Society's journals in 
addition to their partnership on the BPS' prestigious book 
publishing programme. Wiley-Blackwell will publish the 11 BPS 
journals from January 2011.

The BPS is the second largest psychological society in the world. 
The partnership aims to increase the global impact of the BPS' 
journals and develop each journal to become a leader in its field 
through tailored development.  Together Wiley-Blackwell and the 
BPS will enhance its joint publishing programme across journals, 
books and related online services to benefit psychologists in all 
aspects of their work and careers - in their learning, teaching, 
research and professional practice.

"We are delighted to be extending our already successful 
publishing collaboration with the British Psychological Society", 
said Philip Carpenter, VP at Wiley-Blackwell. "At a time when the 
BPS is developing new ways to support the psychology community 
both in Britain and elsewhere, Wiley has a great many resources 
to make available to the society to help it fulfil its 
ambitions."

"This new partnership with Wiley-Blackwell is an exciting 
development which will further enhance the global standing of our 
excellent journals portfolio. Wiley-Blackwell is a world class 
publisher at the front edge of innovation in journals publishing. 
This joint venture will provide substantial added value for our 
members and for our readership worldwide," said Dr Gerry Mulhern, 
President of the British Psychological Society.

The partnership reinforces Wiley-Blackwell's already prominent 
position as publisher for more than 750 society partners which 
includes many psychology and mental health associations. 
Wiley-Blackwell continues to provide the scholarly community with 
access to the highest-quality content.


About the BPS

The British Psychological Society is the learned society and 
representative body for psychology in the UK. The Society was 
formed in 1901 and has over 48,000 members.  Through its Royal 
Charter, the Society is charged with promoting the advancement 
and diffusion of the science of psychology and its application. 
Its journals, with their strong UK and international readership, 
form an essential part of this mission.  Since the Society 
acquired the British Journal of Psychology in 1914, the journals 
portfolio has increased to 11 titles. The newest addition, 
Journal of Neuropsychology, was launched in 2007.

The British Psychological Society is a registered charity (no. 
229642) in England and Wales and in Scotland (no. SC039492). 
For more information about the BPS and how to join visit: 
http://www.bps.org.uk


About Wiley

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their aspirations. Since 1901, Wiley and its acquired companies 
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Wiley-Blackwell is the international STMS publishing business of 
John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and 
professional field and partnerships with many of the world's 
leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes nearly 1,500 
peer-reviewed journals and 1,500+ new books annually in print and 
online, as well as databases, major reference works and 
laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit 
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Contact

Julia Lampam
Associate Director, Corporate Communications
John Wiley & Sons
t: +44 (0)1243 770668
e: jlampam@wiley.com

Lucia Chaplin
PR & Marketing Manager
British Psychological Society
t: +44 (0) 116 2529910
e: lucy.chaplin@bps.org.uk

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