Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941. It was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Reed Elsevier bought Harcourt in 2000, and Academic Press is now an imprint of Elsevier. Academic Press publishes reference books, serials and online products in the subject areas of: Communications engineering Economics Environmental science Finance Food science and nutrition Geophysics Life sciences Mathematics and statistics Neuroscience Physical sciences Psychology Well-known products include the Methods in Enzymology series and encyclopedias such as The International Encyclopedia of Public Health and the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. See also Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft (AVG) — the German predecessor, founded in 1906 by Leo Jolowicz (1868–1940), the father of Walter Jolowicz and father-in-law of Kurt Jacoby References Further reading External links Academic publishing companies Publishing companies of the United States Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom Book publishing companies based in Massachusetts Elsevier imprints Publishing companies established in 1941