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Cambridge University Press acquires CABI Journals

Cambridge University Press and CABI are pleased to announce the
acquisition by Cambridge University Press of the CABI primary journals
list, consisting of 15 titles either owned or published by CABI on behalf
of various Learned Societies. The CABI list expands and complements
Cambridge University Press?s existing journals portfolio of over 200
academic and professional journals and significantly builds its collection
in the life sciences.

Cambridge will continue to publish the CABI list with current editors and
Societies with effect from 1st July 2006.

Andrew Brown, Academic Publishing Director at Cambridge University Press
said:
?We are delighted to be taking on the CABI list of very high quality
journals as part of our developing journals publishing program. This is a
major development for both Cambridge and CABI, and a resounding
reinforcement of the aims and ideals of not-for-profit publishing.?

Caroline McNamara, Executive Commercial Director at CABI said:
?This sale reflects CABI?s newly refocused strategic direction, based upon
our decision to strengthen our position as a publisher of world-leading
database products and high quality books and reference works."

For Cambridge this acquisition demonstrates an ongoing and accelerating
commitment to STM Journals publishing. The future will see continued
emphasis on building an even stronger STM list to compliment the
world-leading HSS Journals list already published by Cambridge.

?As well as exceeding the business and commercial expectations laid down
by CABI, Cambridge University Press was also chosen because it shares
CABI's not-for-profit status and scholarship-friendly principles,? said
Andrea Powell, Executive Director of Publishing at CABI.   ?We felt CUP
offered an attractive alternative for our Partner Societies, and we were
also confident that the whole list, including titles owned and developed
by CABI for nearly 100 years, would be in good hands.?

Geoff Nuttall, Journals Editorial Director at Cambridge University Press
said: ?The relocation of the CABI journals to Cambridge is a symbol of the
new ambition and dynamism of journals publishing at Cambridge University
Press. With new systems, resources and a state of the art journals
platform, we are able to offer publishing solutions that are strong and
competitive, but still true to the ideals of Cambridge publishing. We
welcome the CABI journals wholeheartedly and look forward to working
closely with our new colleagues.?

About Cambridge University Press Journals
Cambridge University Press publishes nearly 200 peer-reviewed academic
journals across a wide spread of subject areas, in print and online. Many
of these journals are the leading academic publications in their fields
and together they form one of the most valuable and comprehensive bodies
of research available today.

About Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the University of
Cambridge, one of the world?s leading research institutions and winner of
81 Nobel Prizes. Cambridge University Press is committed by its charter to
disseminate knowledge as widely as possible across the globe. It publishes
nearly 200 journals and over 2,500 books a year for distribution in more
than 200 countries.

About CABI
CABI is a not-for-profit organisation that improves people's lives
worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to
solve
problems in agriculture and the environment. Its mission and direction is
influenced by its 45 member countries who help guide the activities
undertaken as a business. These include scientific publishing, projects
and consultancy, information for development and mycological services.
CABI?s activities contribute directly to achieving the Millennium
Development Goals, particularly those concerned with poverty reduction,
environmental sustainability and partnership for development.

About CABI Publications and Resources
CABI is  a world-leading publisher of bibliographic databases, books, and
interactive electronic resources aiming to further science and its
application to real life. Behind each of our products is a team of subject
specialists committed to delivering the most relevant and authoritative
information to researchers worldwide.  Our expertise includes animal
sciences, entomology, plant sciences, environmental sciences, human
health, parasitology, mycology, crop protection, rural economics, rural
development, and leisure and tourism.

Web Links:
Cambridge Journals: http://www.journals.cambridge.org
Cambridge University Press: http://www.cambridge.org
CABI: http://www.cabi.org

For more information please contact:
At Cambridge University Press:
Ian Banbery ? ibanbery@cambridge.org

At CABI:
Margo Leach ? m.leach@cabi.org

Susan Soule
Journals Marketing Manager
Cambridge University Press, Americas
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ssoule@cambridge.org
Tel: 212-337-5019
Cell: 646-468-4942
Fax: 212-337-5959