Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier is a world-leading publisher and information provider.
History
Reed Elsevier started operation in January 1993, as the result of a merger of the British trade book and magazine publisher Reed International, with the Dutch science publisher Elsevier NV.
History of Reed International
In 1894, Albert E. Reed established a newsprint manufacture at Tovil mill near Maidstone. In 1903, Albert E Reed & Co was registered as a public company. In 1970, the company name was changed to Reed International Limited.
History of Elsevier NV
In 1880, Jacobus George Robbers started a publishing company called NV Uitgeversmaatschappij Elsevier in Rotterdam.
Company segments
Science and medical
The segment Science and Medical is operated by Elsevier Science.
Legal
The segment Legal is operated by LexisNexis.
Education
The segment Education is operated by Harcourt, Inc..
Business
The segment Business is operated by Reed Business.
Pricing controversy
Reed Elsevier are being criticized increasingly for their pricing
policies, especially Elsevier Science and LexisNexis, which have
been operating at very high profit margins for several years.
Members of the scientific community have repeatedly called
for boycotting of Elsevier journals and moving to open access
publications such as those of the Public Library of Science or BioMed Central.
