Verlag C.H. BECK oHG, established in 1763 by Carl Gottlob Beck, is one of Germany's oldest publishing houses.[1] It operates in two main divisions: Legal - Tax - Business (professional publishing) and Literature - Nonfiction - Science (trade publishing).[2] It has an annual production of up to 1,500 titles including many electronic publications, about 70 professional journals and more than 9,000 titles in print.[3] Its headquarters are in Munich, with a branch office in Frankfurt. Historically, its headquarters were in Nördlingen, the initials of the founder's son and successor, Carl Heinrich Beck, survive in the company's present name.[4] 650 employees work in the Munich headquarters. The 120 scientific editors combined work at the Munich and Frankfurt offices, supporting over 14,000 authors. The Frankfurt office houses the editorial departments of most of C.H. Beck's law journals.[4] Since 1999 the Nomos publishing house belongs to C.H. Beck group,[5] which also has subsidiaries in Switzerland,[6] Poland,[7] the Czech Republic[8] and Romania.[9] As a group of publishing houses, in turnover C.H.Beck ranks among the 10 largest groups in Germany and the 50 largest worldwide.[10]
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| Founded | 9 September 1763 |
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| Founder | Carl Gottlob Beck |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Publication types | Books, journals |
| Imprints | Nomos |
| Official website | beck |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "About us". 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Verlag C.H.Beck on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "About us". www.beck-elibrary.de. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b "About Publishers C.H.BECK Munich." Retrieved on 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "About Publishers C.H.BECK Munich". RSW. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "C.H.Beck | Prawnicze publikacje ze wszystkich dziedzin prawa" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Nakladatelství C.H. Beck | eshop C. H. Beck". www.beck.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Editura C.H. Beck" (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Das sind die größten Buchkonzerne der Welt". buchreport (in German). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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