Science Publishing Group history

In 1938, Longmen Book Co., Ltd. started self-distribution.

Rosen Publishing, Inc. is an independent educational publishing house that was established in 1950 to serve the needs of students in grades Pre-K -12 with high interest, curriculum-correlated materials.

In 1954, Science Press was founded through the merger of two organizations: the former Compilation and Translation Bureau of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Longmen Book Co., Ltd.

In 1990, CAS decided to annually appropriate 3 million RMB from its budget to set up Science Publishing Foundation.

In August 1993, Science Press resumed the name Longmen Book, as its secondary name.

Institutional Backfile Purchase, E-access (Content through 1998)

In June 2000, China Science Publishing Group was founded, with Science Press as its core member.

In the end of 2001, the comprehensive competitive strength has soared up to the first place among sci-tech publishing houses around China.

In June 2003, China Science Publishing Group became the first-batch experiment unit of Central Cultural System Reform.

2007 2007 Milestones First registered user during closed beta 17 articles are submitted to Frontiers in Neuroscience and published during closed beta Frontiers is founded by Henry and Kamila Markram, two neuroscientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)

2008 2008 Milestones Gold Open Access business model is adopted The open-access journal series Frontiers in Neuroscience, opens for article submissions First investment from Kaltroco The private holding vehicle of the Koltes family, kick-starting growth.

2009 2009 Innovations Research Topics Frontiers introduces the concept of Research Topics, themed article collections around trending research and organized by leading researchers

2011 2011 Milestones 20,000 editorial board members Innovations Author-Level Metrics Article views and downloads on all articles aggregated at author level

2012 2012 Milestones 5,000 articles published 2 new journals launched Frontiers in Oncology Frontiers in Pediatrics Innovations Frontiers Research Network Profiles enriched with ability to connect with and stay up-to-date with researchers and content