Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin

Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin is a specialist German scientific publishing house focused on geology and the history of geological research. It was established in 1998 in connection with the Verein Berlin-Brandenburgische Geologie-Historiker "Leopold von Buch," a learned society concerned with the history and historiography of geology in the Berlin-Brandenburg region and more broadly. The society was co-founded in the same year by Martin Guntau, a historian of natural sciences associated with the University of Rostock. The publisher's creation gave the society an outlet for its own periodical and related scholarly work. The company's first principal publishing activity was Geohistorische Blätter, a twice-yearly journal carrying original research and notices on the history of geology. Its subject area connects regional geological scholarship with the development of geological ideas, institutions, personalities, collections, and field research. This initial focus established the publisher as a niche academic press rather than a general-interest book publisher. The publisher was initially based in Berlin's Pankow borough, in the eastern part of the city. It subsequently moved to Ahrensfelde in the adjoining Barnim district of Brandenburg. Ulrich Wutzke has served as the publisher's director since its founding, providing continuity across its publishing activities. A significant expansion occurred at the beginning of 2005, when Verlag für Geowissenschaften acquired the publishing rights to Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften from Akademie Verlag. The journal had been founded in 1973 and had become an important periodical for geological sciences in East Germany. During the German Democratic Republic period, it served as an official research journal associated with the Gesellschaft für Geologische Wissenschaften. Following German reunification, that society ultimately joined its West German counterpart to create the Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft. The society's formal relationship with the journal ended at the close of 2004, after a decision by the rights holder, Akademie Verlag's parent company Wiley-VCH, concerning the journal's publishing rights. Through Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften, the publisher inherited a publication with a longer institutional history and a scope extending beyond geological history into the broader geological sciences. Alongside its journals, the press issues monographs and conference proceedings on subjects related to geology. Its catalog therefore combines specialist periodicals, historical scholarship, research-based books, and proceedings intended for academic and professional readers. The available reference material does not establish the publisher's current ownership structure, legal form, financial scale, employee count, or confirmed present operating status. Its identity is nevertheless clearly that of a small, specialized scientific press serving geological researchers, historians of science, professional geologists, and institutions interested in the geological sciences.

Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin was founded in 1998 as a specialist publisher associated with the Verein Berlin-Brandenburgische Geologie-Historiker "Leopold von Buch," a learned organization devoted to the history of geological research. The society was co-founded in the same year by Martin Guntau, a historian of natural sciences at the University of Rostock. The publisher was created in part to provide a formal publishing outlet for the society's scholarship and related work. Its first major publication was Geohistorische Blätter, a semiannual journal devoted to the history of geology. The periodical publishes research and notices concerning geological scholarship in Berlin and Brandenburg, while also addressing developments and figures relevant to the wider history of the discipline. This founding program gave the press a distinctive position at the intersection of geology, history of science, and regional scholarly research. The publisher initially operated from Berlin's Pankow borough. It later relocated to Ahrensfelde, in the neighboring Barnim district of Brandenburg. Ulrich Wutzke has been identified as its director since the company was established. In early 2005, the press took over the publishing rights for Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften from Akademie Verlag. The journal had originated in 1973 as a leading geological-sciences periodical and as an official research publication of the East German Gesellschaft für Geologische Wissenschaften. After reunification, that organization ultimately merged with its West German counterpart to form the Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft. Its formal association with the journal ended at the end of 2004 after the rights holder, Akademie Verlag's parent company Wiley-VCH, made a decision concerning the publication rights. The acquisition broadened Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin's scope from the history of geology to the geological sciences generally. In addition to its journals, the press publishes monographs and conference proceedings covering geological subjects. The available sources do not provide reliable information about its current corporate ownership, financial performance, staff, or confirmed operating status.

• 2005

  Publishing rights for Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften transferred

  [1]Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  The publisher took over the rights to the established geological-sciences journal from Akademie Verlag.

• 1998

  Publisher founded

  [1]Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin was established in association with the Berlin-Brandenburg geological historians' society named after Leopold von Buch.

• 1998

  Geohistorische Blätter becomes the founding journal

  [1]Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlinen.wikipedia.org

  The publisher began with Geohistorische Blätter, a semiannual periodical devoted to the history of geology and related regional research.

A specialist academic publisher serving geological-sciences research and the history of geology, with an emphasis on journals, monographs, and conference proceedings rather than mass-market publishing.

• Academic journal · 1998

  Geohistorische Blätter

  A semiannual scholarly journal launched as the publisher's founding periodical. It focuses on the history and historiography of geology, especially research relating to Berlin and Brandenburg, while also covering developments in the broader history of geological science. Its contents include original research articles and scholarly notices.

• Geological-sciences journal · 1973

  Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften

  A geological-sciences periodical founded in 1973 and historically associated with the East German Gesellschaft für Geologische Wissenschaften. Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin acquired its publishing rights at the beginning of 2005, following the end of its formal association with the former society and a rights decision involving Akademie Verlag and Wiley-VCH.

• Academic books

  Geology monographs

  The publisher issues monographic works addressing subjects within the geological sciences and related scholarly fields. Specific titles, publication dates, and current availability are not established in the supplied reference material.

• Academic proceedings

  Geological conference proceedings

  The press also publishes proceedings from conferences and scholarly meetings connected with geology and related research. The available sources do not identify individual proceedings volumes.

• 2005

  Assumption of Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften publishing rightsM&A

  Background

  The journal had been published by Akademie Verlag and had a long institutional history dating to 1973. Its relationship with the East German geological society ended at the close of 2004, while the rights holder considered a new publishing arrangement.

  Action taken

  Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlin took over the journal's publishing rights at the beginning of 2005.

  Aftermath

  The transfer expanded the publisher's portfolio from geological history into broader geological-sciences publishing. No reliable financial or circulation consequences are reported in the supplied sources.

  Source

1. 1Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlinen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of Verlag für Geowissenschaften Berlinverlag-fuer-geowissenschaften.de