Brill is an independent publishing company, founded in 1683. Based in Leiden, with offices in Leiden and Boston, Brill publishes journals, new books, and reference works in the humanities, social sciences, international law and (to a lesser extent) science. In addition, Brill is a provider of primary source materials online and on microform for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. Brill imprints include Brill, IDC, Nijhoff Brill (formerly Martinus Nijhoff), Rodopi Brill, Hes & De Graaf, and Hotei Publishing.
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Alternative Names
Brill Academic Publishing
Year established
1683
Still in Operation
Yes
Main Address
Plantijnstraat 2
2321 JC Leiden The Netherlands
Netherlands
Subject Areas
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Mission Statement
"Brill wishes to be a leading, internationally operating publishing house in the domains of the Humanities and International Law and in selected fields in the Sciences. A healthy, lasting growth of the company is essential to the realization of its mission." -http://www.brill.com/about/mission-statement (January 2015),
History
For a history of the company, see: Sytze van der Veen, Brill: 325 Years of Scholarly Publishing (Leiden: Brill, 2008),
In January 2006 Brill Academic Publishers completed the acquisition of IDC Publishers. IDC, based in Leiden The Netherlands, was an academic publisher of rare archival materials and other primary and secondary sources on microform and online"
Financial Information
Brill's shares are publicly traded on the Euronext Amsterdam NV stock exchange. Revenues reported in 2007 were 23 million euros.
In 1987–88 the company underwent a major restructuring and retrenchment, closing all of its foreign offices. Since then, the organization has been able to arrest its decline amd expand.
Governance: Board / Owners / Parent organization
Brill is governed by a three-member "Management Board," which reports to a three-member "Supverisory Board."