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Wiley-VCH

Wiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 as Verlag Chemie by two German learned societies. Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society (GDCh). In 1991, VCH acquired Akademie Verlag. It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996. The humanities section of Akademie Verlag and the Akademie brand were sold in 1997 to R. Oldenbourg Verlag, while VCH retained the natural sciences catalog.

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Wiley-VCH
Parent companyJohn Wiley & Sons
Founded1921
FounderGerman Chemical Society
Country of originGermany
Headquarters locationWeinheim
Publication typesAcademic journals, books
Official websitewww.wiley-vch.de

Wiley-VCH is a German publisher owned by John Wiley & Sons. It was founded in 1921 as Verlag Chemie (meaning "Chemistry Press": VCH stands for Verlag Chemie1) by two German learned societies. Later, it was merged into the German Chemical Society (GDCh). In 1991, VCH acquired Akademie Verlag. It has been owned by John Wiley & Sons since 1996.2 The humanities section of Akademie Verlag and the Akademie brand were sold in 1997 to R. Oldenbourg Verlag, while VCH retained the natural sciences catalog.

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  1. Silke von Lewinski (January 2008). Indigenous Heritage and Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. ISBN 978-90-411-2492-0. LCCN 2008274418. OCLC 336510968. OL 12804172M. Wikidata Q105321272.
  2. "About Wiley-VCH". www.wiley.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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