Haworth Press
Encyclopedia
Haworth Press was a publisher of scholarly, academic and trade books, and approximately 200 peer-reviewed academic journal
s. It was founded in 1978 by the publishing industry executives Bill Cohen and Patrick Mclaughlin. The name was taken from the township of Haworth
in England, the home of the Brontë
sisters. Many of the Haworth publications cover very specialized material, ranging from mental health, psychology, psychiatry, addiction studies, social work, interdisciplinary social sciences,
library & information science, LGBT studies, agriculture, pharmaceutical science, health care, medicine, and other fields.
Their first publication was Library Security Newsletter. Their early publications were all in the fields of library and information science
and in social work
. As of 2007, they publish over 200 periodicals and approximately 5,000 academic and professional books and texts.
In 2005 Haworth Press began using Pain Exhibit
art on the cover of their Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy (JPPCP). Art from the Pain Exhibit
, which is an educational and visual arts exhibit, has been used on the cover of JPPCP from 2005 to 2009.
In 2007, Haworth Press was acquired by the Taylor & Francis Group and became part of Routledge
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
s. It was founded in 1978 by the publishing industry executives Bill Cohen and Patrick Mclaughlin. The name was taken from the township of Haworth
Haworth
Haworth is a rural village in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is located amongst the Pennines, southwest of Keighley and west of Bradford. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope...
in England, the home of the Brontë
Brontë
The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte , Emily , and Anne , are well-known as poets and novelists...
sisters. Many of the Haworth publications cover very specialized material, ranging from mental health, psychology, psychiatry, addiction studies, social work, interdisciplinary social sciences,
library & information science, LGBT studies, agriculture, pharmaceutical science, health care, medicine, and other fields.
Their first publication was Library Security Newsletter. Their early publications were all in the fields of library and information science
Library and information science
Library and information science is a merging of the two fields library science and information science...
and in social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
. As of 2007, they publish over 200 periodicals and approximately 5,000 academic and professional books and texts.
In 2005 Haworth Press began using Pain Exhibit
Pain Exhibit
The PAIN Exhibit "is an educational, visual arts exhibit from artists with chronic pain with their art expressing some facet of the pain experience...
art on the cover of their Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy (JPPCP). Art from the Pain Exhibit
Pain Exhibit
The PAIN Exhibit "is an educational, visual arts exhibit from artists with chronic pain with their art expressing some facet of the pain experience...
, which is an educational and visual arts exhibit, has been used on the cover of JPPCP from 2005 to 2009.
In 2007, Haworth Press was acquired by the Taylor & Francis Group and became part of Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
.