Wiley-Blackwell Partners with the Cognitive Science Society

Business Publisher, May 17, 2008

Wiley-Blackwell (Malden, MA), the scientific, technical and medical publishing business of John Wiley & Sons (New York), has formed a publishing partnership with the Cognitive Science Society (CSS; Wheat Ridge, CO) to publish their flagship journal, "Cognitive Science," and to launch a new journal, "Topics in Cognitive Science."

"Cognitive Science" was launched in 1977 and is published six times a year to carry information in all areas of cognitive science, including knowledge representation, memory processes, natural language understanding, brain theory, motor control, and related areas of interdisciplinary research.

The two organizations will also launch "Topics in Cognitive Science" beginning in 2009. The new journal will be published six times a year and will cover emerging areas in cognitive science, such as cognitive modeling, cognitive anthropology, and cognitive science and philosophy. Each issue will feature multiple papers and articles focusing on a single issue.

CSS Executive Officer Thomas Ward said "we are looking forward to working with such an innovative publisher who can help us develop strategies to expand our global reach. Together we are well positioned to launch a new journal that will provide an in-depth snapshot of the issues, progress, and problems that the field of cognitive science is confronting."

Wiley-Blackwell is involved in a range of partnerships with professionals organizations including the Association for Psychological Science, Society for Research in Child Development, and the British Psychological Society.