Business deal

Deal will strengthen ability to serve communities by combining its established publishing and convening activities

Society says the acquisition of open-knowledge platform will expand access to patent information and support innovation

Deal leaves the company focused on its Academia & Government (A&G) and Intellectual Property (IP) businesses

Collaboration "delivers a practical and effective way to put our society publications in front of researchers"

Acquisition includes Australian publisher's backlist of more than 400 titles published over the past 34 years

Move part of a decision to focus on its core activities across research, health and education

Deal adds nearly 500 journal brands, 8,000 book titles, and a substantial archive of case studies and backfile content

Acquisition aimed at strengthening technology company's capabilities in semantic data and enterprise AI

Funding will support further development of its research evaluation and integrity technology, according to the company

Sale comprises more than 50 books, 14 peer-reviewed journals and 28 "Foundations and Trends" serials

Acquisition "marks the joining of two mission-driven publishers founded by women who are pioneers in academic publishing"