Wiley

Wiley, also known as John Wiley & Sons, is an American multinational publishing company that specializes in scholarly, professional, and educational content. It publishes journals, textbooks, reference works, and digital products across science, technology, medicine, and the humanities.

The company traces its origins to 1807, when Charles Wiley established a printing business in New York. Over the 19th and 20th centuries the firm grew and adopted the Wiley name; it became John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, and expanded into scholarly publishing.

In 2007 Wiley acquired Blackwell Publishing from the UK, creating Wiley-Blackwell, a leading publisher of academic journals and books. In 2016 the company simplified its branding to Wiley. Wiley operates through divisions serving scholarly and professional audiences and through imprints such as Wiley-VCH in Germany, which focuses on chemistry and related sciences, and other international units.

The company publishes thousands of journals and books across multiple disciplines, and operates the Wiley Online Library, a major platform providing online access to its catalog and to paywalled and open-access content. Wiley emphasizes digital learning tools and research solutions, including author services, data analytics, and open-access options with article processing charges in some journals.

It maintains a global workforce and offices worldwide, with corporate headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Wiley is a major actor in scholarly publishing and has faced debates over open access pricing, licensing, and journal costs, while continuing to expand its portfolio through partnerships, acquisitions, and digital platforms.