Franz Steiner Verlag
Encyclopedia
Franz Steiner Verlag is a German academic publishing
house, founded in 1949 in Wiesbaden
. Its specialism is history
, although it also publishes works in geography
, philosophy
, law
, and musicology
.
Journals published by Franz Steiner include Historia
, Geographische Zeitschrift
, and Hermes.
Academic publishing
Academic publishing describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted is often called...
house, founded in 1949 in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. Its specialism is history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, although it also publishes works in geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, and musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
.
Journals published by Franz Steiner include Historia
Historia (journal)
Historia is a peer-reviewed history journal specialising in Greek and Roman Antiquity. It was established in 1952 by Karl Friedrich Stroheker and Gerold Walser and is published quarterly by Franz Steiner Verlag....
, Geographische Zeitschrift
Geographische Zeitschrift
The Geographische Zeitschrift is a German peer-reviewed academic journal specialising in human geography. It was established in 1895 and is now published by the Franz Steiner Verlag....
, and Hermes.