Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is an academic and professional medical publisher, founded in 1792 and now part of the Wolters Kluwer group. It publishes textbooks, various electronic media, and over 250 journals and newsletters in the health-care field, aimed at physicians, nurses and specialists. Its headquarters are in Philadelphia, USA.

History
The publisher had its origins in a Philadelphia bookstall opened by Benjamin Warner and Jacob Johnson in 1792. In 1978, the company (then named J.B. Lippincott) was sold to Harper & Row; in 1990, it was sold to Wolters Kluwer. It later merged with Raven Publishers to become Lippincott-Raven, which then merged with Williams & Wilkins, ultimately forming Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 1998.

Publications
Titles published by LWW include:

Journals

 * AIDS
 * American Journal of the Medical Sciences
 * American Journal of Nursing
 * Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Books

 * ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer
 * Board Review series
 * 5-Minute Clinical Consult
 * Nursing 2008 Drug Handbook
 * Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
 * Stedman's Medical Dictionary