Taylor & Francis agrees to acquire Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Informa plc has announced that its Academic & Scientific division (Taylor & Francis) has agreed to acquire, subject to the receipt of regulatory clearances, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers (LEA) of New Jersey. LEA which publishes more than 100 journal titles and 200 new books a year under the imprints of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates and The Analytic Press will become a part of Informa's Taylor & Francis business. LEA is well known for its extensive range of academic titles particularly in behavioural science and education, where Taylor & Francis also has core strengths under the Routledge and Psychology Press imprints