Reed Elsevier is a leading global 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 Divisions== ===Science and medical=== The ''Science and Medical'' division is Elsevier. ===Legal=== The ''Legal'' division is LexisNexis. ===Education=== The ''Education'' division is Harcourt, Inc.. ===Business=== The ''Business'' division is Reed Business. ==Pricing controversy== Reed Elsevier are being criticized increasingly for their pricing policies, especially Elsevier 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. ==External links== *[http://www.ketupa.net/elsevier2.htm ketupa.net media profile: Reed Elsevier] historical overview *[http://www.forbes.com/global/2002/1111/044.html Double Dutch No Longer] in-depth article about the company from 2002 (Forbes.com) *The Observer March 14, 2004: [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1168763,00.html Black arts of the science mags] *[http://www.reed-elsevier.com/ Official web site Reed Elsevier] *[http://www.elsevier.nl/ Official web site Elsevier Science] *[http://www.lexisnexis.com/ Official web site LexisNexis] *[http://www.harcourt.com Official web site Harcourt] *[http://www.reedbusiness.com Official web site Reed Business] Media companies of the United Kingdom Companies of the Netherlands Book publishers Companies traded on the LSE
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Reed Elsevier is a leading global 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 Divisions== ===Science and medical=== The ''Science and Medical'' division is Elsevier. ===Legal=== The ''Legal'' division is LexisNexis. ===Education=== The ''Education'' division is Harcourt, Inc.. ===Business=== The ''Business'' division is Reed Business. ==Pricing controversy== Reed Elsevier are being criticized increasingly for their pricing policies, especially Elsevier 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. ==External links== *[http://www.ketupa.net/elsevier2.htm ketupa.net media profile: Reed Elsevier] historical overview *[http://www.forbes.com/global/2002/1111/044.html Double Dutch No Longer] in-depth article about the company from 2002 (Forbes.com) *The Observer March 14, 2004: [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1168763,00.html Black arts of the science mags] *[http://www.reed-elsevier.com/ Official web site Reed Elsevier] *[http://www.elsevier.nl/ Official web site Elsevier Science] *[http://www.lexisnexis.com/ Official web site LexisNexis] *[http://www.harcourt.com Official web site Harcourt] *[http://www.reedbusiness.com Official web site Reed Business] Media companies of the United Kingdom Companies of the Netherlands Book publishers Companies traded on the LSE
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