Wiley and the International Society of Automation (ISA) have announced a strategic co-publishing partnership designed to expand global access to ISA’s technical and educational publishing content. The partnership is intended to produce and distribute high-value content to meet the needs of ISA members while also serving the broader automation community worldwide.
According to the announcement, ISA chose to partner with Wiley to better serve the automation community and its tens of thousands of members worldwide. The partnership combines ISA’s technical leadership and content with Wiley’s editorial expertise and global reach. The collaboration is structured to preserve ISA’s editorial independence while leveraging Wiley’s global infrastructure to deliver new and revised titles annually in response to growing demand for industrial automation content around the world.
The agreement includes several key elements. Wiley will assume control of ISA’s backlist of approximately 70 titles. Wiley will also publish five new titles this year, including a revision of ISA’s flagship book, A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition. In addition, ISA and Wiley will collaborate to acquire and develop new and revised titles, with the goal of publishing five to eight books annually aligned with ISA’s technical topics.
The announcement further noted that the partnership will enable ISA’s content to reach automation professionals worldwide through expanded distribution channels, improved discoverability, and Wiley’s global sales network. It also stated that Wiley’s position in industrial automation, described as a key strategic growth area, will be strengthened through the partnership.
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