Publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F) has announced that in 2011, nearly 100 journal titles came to T&F, building still further on the previous year's record of 70. Growth has been achieved through a mix of co-publishing arrangements, society contracts and purchase. The largest factor in this accelerated growth is winning new society contracts, according to the company. Over the past two-and-a-half years, a society title has joined the company at an average rate of more than one a week.
Partnerships with smaller publishers of regional importance are said to be another part of the T&F success story, as demonstrated by the co-publishing agreement with Lithuani-based Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. T&F's Stockholm office provides local liaison and support to the VGTU publishing team, whilst the company's international marketing networks ensures that the journals' content is seen, read and cited by active researchers around the world.
More recently, the acquisition of Earthscan, a specialist publisher in the field of climate change, sustainable development and environmental technology, complemented the company's own rapidly growing portfolio in this area. It added journals including Climate Policy and Greenhouse Gas Management.
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