Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin
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Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin is a German
scientific publisher
of titles relating to the geological sciences
, founded in 1998. It was originally established as a publishing arm associated with a learned society
devoted to the history
and historiography
of geological research, the Verein Berlin-Brandenburgische Geologie-Historiker "Leopold von Buch" (in English, "Society of Berlin-Brandenburger Geologist-Historians", named after Leopold von Buch, the famous 19th-century Prussia
n geologist and paleontologist) co-founded the same year by the noted historian of natural sciences at Rostock University, Martin Guntau. The publisher's offices were initially based in the borough of Pankow
, East Berlin
, later relocating to Ahrensfelde
in the adjoining Landkreis (district)
of Barnim
in the German state
of Brandenburg
. The publisher and director since its founding is Ulrich Wutzke.
The Verlag für Geowissenschaften began as the publisher of the society's new journal, Geohistorische Blätter, a half-yearly periodical containing original research papers and notices concerning the history of geology in the Berlin
-Brandenburg
region of Germany
and beyond.
At the beginning of 2005, the Verlag für Geowissenschaften took over the publishing rights for the journal Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften
from its previous publisher Akademie Verlag
, a former East German scientific publishing house. Since its foundation in 1973, this journal had been a leading geological sciences publication and an official research periodical issued by the East German national geological society, the Gesellschaft für Geologische Wissenschaften. After the German reunification
this society eventually merged with its West German
counterpart to form the Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. The society's association with the Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften formally ceased at the end of 2004 following a decision by the publication rights holder, Akademie Verlag's parent company Wiley-VCH
.
In addition to journal publications Verlag für Geowissenschaften issues other monograph
ic titles and conference proceedings in a range of subjects associated with geology.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
scientific publisher
Academic publishing
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of titles relating to the geological sciences
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, founded in 1998. It was originally established as a publishing arm associated with a learned society
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
devoted to the 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...
and historiography
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
of geological research, the Verein Berlin-Brandenburgische Geologie-Historiker "Leopold von Buch" (in English, "Society of Berlin-Brandenburger Geologist-Historians", named after Leopold von Buch, the famous 19th-century Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n geologist and paleontologist) co-founded the same year by the noted historian of natural sciences at Rostock University, Martin Guntau. The publisher's offices were initially based in the borough of Pankow
Pankow
Pankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...
, East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
, later relocating to Ahrensfelde
Ahrensfelde
Ahrensfelde is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 13 km northeast of Berlin ....
in the adjoining Landkreis (district)
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
of Barnim
Barnim
Barnim is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark.- History :...
in the German state
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. The publisher and director since its founding is Ulrich Wutzke.
The Verlag für Geowissenschaften began as the publisher of the society's new journal, Geohistorische Blätter, a half-yearly periodical containing original research papers and notices concerning the history of geology in the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
region of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and beyond.
At the beginning of 2005, the Verlag für Geowissenschaften took over the publishing rights for the journal Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften
Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften
The is a peer-reviewed German scientific journal established in 1973, that publishes preferably original papers in German and English dealing with geology and related sub-disciplines. Since 2005 the journal has been published nimonthly by the Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin...
from its previous publisher Akademie Verlag
Akademie Verlag
Akademie Verlag is a German scientific and academic publishing company, originally founded in 1946 in the Soviet-occupied Eastern part of divided Berlin to facilitate the publication of works by and for the German Academy of Sciences Berlin....
, a former East German scientific publishing house. Since its foundation in 1973, this journal had been a leading geological sciences publication and an official research periodical issued by the East German national geological society, the Gesellschaft für Geologische Wissenschaften. After the German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
this society eventually merged with its West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
counterpart to form the Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. The society's association with the Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften formally ceased at the end of 2004 following a decision by the publication rights holder, Akademie Verlag's parent company Wiley-VCH
Wiley-VCH
Wiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 by two German "learned societies". Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society . It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996....
.
In addition to journal publications Verlag für Geowissenschaften issues other monograph
Monograph
A monograph is a work of writing upon a single subject, usually by a single author.It is often a scholarly essay or learned treatise, and may be released in the manner of a book or journal article. It is by definition a single document that forms a complete text in itself...
ic titles and conference proceedings in a range of subjects associated with geology.