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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:

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At CABI:

Margo Leach – [log in to unmask]





Susan Soule

Journals Marketing Manager

Cambridge University Press, Americas

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