Edward Elgar Publishing

Edward Elgar Publishing
Founded 1986
Founder Edward Elgar
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters location Cheltenham
Publication types Books, journals
Nonfiction topics Social sciences, Management, Law
Imprints EE
Number of employees 66
Official website

www.e-elgar.com

  • Cheltenham office

Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law. The company also publishes a social science and law blog with regular contributions from leading scholars.

About

Edward Elgar Publishing, founded in 1986, is an independent family-owned international publisher, with offices in Cheltenham and Camberley in the UK and Northampton, Massachusetts, in the USA.[1] It specializes in the academic and professional market and publishes in the field of economics, law, management studies, public policy and social policy and the environment.[2] The company has over 4,500 book titles in print and publishes more than 300 new titles a year.[3]

History

The first Edward Elgar Publishing book titles were published in 1987 and included The Economics of Education and the Education of an Economist[4] by Mark Blaug, The Economic Revival of Modern Britain[5] by David Coates and John Hillard, and Economic Choice Under Uncertainty[6] by J.L. Ford.

Edward Elgar Publishing is a family run business. The company is named after the founder and current Chairman Edward Elgar[7] who moved to Gloucestershire to start the business in 1986, from the study of the family home in Middleton.[8]

Whilst Edward Elgar is not a common name the publisher is not thought to be related to the famous composer of the same name.

Awards and reputation

In 2015, the firm was nominated for three awards at the Independent Publishing Awards and won the Digital Publishing Award for their www.ElgarOnline.com online ebook and journal content platform.[9] The judges cited the "excellent site design and back-end technology" and also applauded the way it provided free content to libraries in poorer countries. “That is sensible, creditable and important.”[10] In March 2015 Edward Elgar Publishing was also shortlisted by The Bookseller for the Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year Award to be presented at The Bookseller Awards dinner in May 2015. The Bookseller said Elgar was "trying for an unprecedented third win on the trot".[11] The Bookseller has been the leading British business magazine for the book industry since 1858.

In 2014, Edward Elgar Publishing won the award for Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year at the annual industry awards hosted by The Bookseller in London. In the same year the company won the Frankfurt Book Fair Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year award at the Independent Publishers' Guild (IPG) awards. The Bookseller noted the publisher's "renowned author care and entrepreneurial approach" whilst the IPG reported that "Edward Elgar is incredibly professional, responsive and imaginative. It is a great example of how a relatively small publisher can be at least as innovative as those many times its size".[12]

Edward Elgar Publishing had previous won the Bookseller award in 2013. At that time the award was given for "achieving record sales in a tough market, launching digital platform Elgaronline and for its "high-class editorial, design and production".[13] The company was also shortlisted by the IPG in 2013 and 2012. In 2013 the IPG cited "growing sales and high quality publishing... Epitomising the agility of an owner-run business, it consolidated its position as a leader in its field and pushed on with innovative products", the Bookseller cited the firm's "big investment in a new Elgaronline platform"[14][15][16][17]

A 2012 working paper claimed that Elgar was the most cited publisher in Management, 2nd most cited in Law, 4th in Economics/ Business and 6th in Political Science and International Relations in the Thomson Reuters Social Science Citation Index.[18]

Company developments

The company launched a journals programme in 2010 and now publishes a number of scholarly journals, such as the Review of Keynesian Economics.[19][20] In 2012 the company launched a new blog for its authors to discuss their work and research, Elgarblog,[21] while early 2013 saw the launch of Edward Elgar Publishing's new digital content platform, Elgaronline.[22]

Notable authors

Edward Elgar Publishing counts amongst its authors a number of recipients of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, more commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics. Most recently, in 2011, the company published Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Edward Elgar Publishing Website". Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ↑ London School of Economics webpage. "Academic Social Science Publishers in the UK". Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ↑ By Continuum, The Publishers Association (2010). Directory of Publishing 2011: United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Continuum. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-4411-8442-9.
  4. ↑ Blaug, Mark (1987). The Economics of Education and the Education of an Economist. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-85278-022-7.
  5. ↑ Coates, David; et al. (1987). The Economic Revival of Modern Britain. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 368.
  6. ↑ Ford, J.L. (1987). Economic Choice Under Uncertainty. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-85278-006-7.
  7. ↑ "Edward Elgar Publishing Website". Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "A move to the country". The Citizen, Cheltenham. 2 June 1987.
  9. ↑ "Bloomsbury, Edward Elgar and Nosy Crow lead IPG Awards shortlists". http://www.thebookseller.com/news/bloomsbury-edward-elgar-and-nosy-crow-lead-ipg-award-shortlist. The Bookseller. External link in |website= (help);
  10. ↑ "IPG Independent Publishing Awards winners revealed". http://www.ipg.uk.com/awards. Independent Publishers Guild. External link in |website= (help);
  11. ↑ "Hachette, Pan Mac, Foyles lead Bookseller Industry Awards chase". http://thebookseller.com/news/hachette-pan-mac-foyles-lead-bookseller-industry-awards-chase. The Bookseller. External link in |website= (help);
  12. ↑ "What our judges said". IPG. Independent Publishers' Guild. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/random-house-and-foyles-triumph-bookseller-industry-awards.html
  14. ↑ "IPG Awards Announcement". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Alma, C&R and John Blake compete in IPG awards". The Bookseller. 12.02.13. Retrieved 22 February 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ↑ "Hachette leads Bookseller Industry Awards pack". The Bookseller. 16.04.12. Retrieved 22 February 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ↑ "Bookseller Industry Awards: The shortlists". The Bookseller. 15.04.13. Retrieved 10 May 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ↑ Torres-Salinas, Daniel; Nicolas Robinson-Garcia; Emilio Delgado Lopez-Cozar (29 Jul 2012). "Towards a ‘Book Publisher s Citation Reports’. First approach using the ‘Book Citation Index ’". EC 3 Working Papers 7. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Global Network for the study of human rights and the environment". University of the West of England. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  20. ↑ "New Intellectual Property Journal launched by Queen Mary". Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  21. ↑ "Elgar Blog". Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  22. ↑ "ElgarOnline". Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  23. ↑ Ostrom, Elinor. "CV including list of publications". Indiana University webpage. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

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