Transaction Publishers
Encyclopedia
Transaction Publishers is a New Jersey
-based publishing house that specializes in social sciences books. Some of its books have been published with the imprint "Transactions Publishers".
field. It was founded by the noted sociologist Irving Louis Horowitz
, who serves as Transaction's Chairman of the Board and Editorial Director. In an evaluation of twenty-one international social-science book publishers according to nineteen quality criteria, Transaction Publishers ranked 6th. Some of its books have been published with the imprint "Transactions Publishers", where "Transactions" is plural.
AldineTransaction is an imprint of Transaction Publishers. Formerly a division of Walter de Gruyter
, Inc., Aldine Publishers was acquired by Transaction in July 2004, and the name changed to AldineTransaction. Aldine publishes classic books in the fields of sociology, anthropology, economics, sociobiology, physical anthropology, and public policy.
Transaction used to publish academic journals, including its flagship journal Society
; however, Transaction sold its journal publishing program to Springer Science+Business Media
in 2007.
In 2010, Penn State University announced the "Irving Louis Horowitz – Transaction Publishers Archives, 1939-2009" open for public research at Penn State's Historical Collections and Labor Archives (HCLA) of The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, University Libraries. The archive documents the expansion of social science research over the past half century.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
-based publishing house that specializes in social sciences books. Some of its books have been published with the imprint "Transactions Publishers".
Overview
Transaction Publishers is an international academic publisher in the social sciencesSocial sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
field. It was founded by the noted sociologist Irving Louis Horowitz
Irving Louis Horowitz
Irving Louis Horowitz is an American sociologist, author and college professor who has written and lectured extensively in his field.-Personal Life:Horowitz was born in New York City on September 25, 1929, to Louis and Esther Tepper Horowitz...
, who serves as Transaction's Chairman of the Board and Editorial Director. In an evaluation of twenty-one international social-science book publishers according to nineteen quality criteria, Transaction Publishers ranked 6th. Some of its books have been published with the imprint "Transactions Publishers", where "Transactions" is plural.
AldineTransaction is an imprint of Transaction Publishers. Formerly a division of Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia. -De Gruyter Mouton:...
, Inc., Aldine Publishers was acquired by Transaction in July 2004, and the name changed to AldineTransaction. Aldine publishes classic books in the fields of sociology, anthropology, economics, sociobiology, physical anthropology, and public policy.
Transaction used to publish academic journals, including its flagship journal Society
Society (journal)
Society is a scientific journal that publishes discussions and research findings in the social sciences and public policy.It was founded as Transaction: Social Science and Modern SOCIETY by Irving Louis Horowitz in 1962. It was published by Transaction Publisher for decades before being purchased...
; however, Transaction sold its journal publishing program to Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
in 2007.
In 2010, Penn State University announced the "Irving Louis Horowitz – Transaction Publishers Archives, 1939-2009" open for public research at Penn State's Historical Collections and Labor Archives (HCLA) of The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, University Libraries. The archive documents the expansion of social science research over the past half century.
External links
- Irving Louis Horowitz-Transaction Publishers Archives, 1939-2009 online searchable archive at Penn State