Peter Lang International Academic Publishers was founded in 1970 in Frankfurt am Main and is one of the leading independent p ... ublishers in the fields of Humanities, Law, and Social Sciences. The eponymous founder developed his publishing expertise in his father's company, Herbert Lang & Cie AG. Peter Lang’s founding principle for his publishing house – the promotion of young academics, coupled with a close author-publisher relationship – continues to be the guiding principle of the Group today. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers produces approximately 1700 new titles and 17 journals each year in German, English, and French, as well in multiple other languages. From traditional print products to eBooks and Open Access publications, Peter Lang is a full service modern publisher and has an active backlist of nearly 60,000 titles. Today, the group’s headquarters are in Bern, with offices in Berlin, New York, Oxford, and Brussels and supporting locations in Vienna, Dublin, Warsaw, and Istanbul. Our mission is to find the brightest scholarly minds and to share their research with diverse audiences in an open and accessible way. With a team located around the world, we work with authors locally and distribute globally. read more