Karger
About the Publisher
Founded in 1890, Karger Publishers of Switzerland is an independent family-owned publishing house specialising in clinical and research areas of medicine and science. Karger is dedicated to the outstanding quality of its publications and publishes more than 90 journals including Open Access titles and approximately 150 book titles per year. Karger's publications are supported by distinguished editors and referees and are carefully peer-reviewed.
Karger has spent the past century as a publisher working to connect people who want to share their knowledge with those who want to learn, embracing a corporate philosophy summarized by the phrase 'Connecting the World of Biomedical Science'. The company intends to hold to this philosophy, keeping pace with new technologies and developing practical solutions as an expression of its strong commitment to meeting the information needs of the scientific community.
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Karger eBooks are available for a one-off outright purchase price, with guaranteed perpetual access and no ongoing maintenance fees.
Karger eBooks are hosted on Karger's own online platform, where purchasers have seamless online access to serial eBook volumes as soon as they become available. Karger eBook purchasers can also access and cross-search their Karger eJournal subscriptions on the same platform.
Karger's 2014 publishing year runs from October 2013 through September 2014. The yearly price and a minimum number of titles to be published are determined each year, before a new publishing year begins.
Karger eBooks cover a range of disciplines in human medicine, humanities and natural sciences, including:
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Title Lists
A title list can be located here.
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Karger eJournal Collection
Karger eJournals cover a range of disciplines in human medicine, humanities and natural sciences, including:
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Karger eJournal Archives
The complete Karger journal program from 1997 back to the first issue of each title has been digitized and is available online in special subject packages. The article PDFs, based on scanned paper originals, are fully indexed and searchable.
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All Karger content is hosted on www.karger.com. Content is provided as PDFs with no DRM restrictions. Access is gained via any compatible browser and PDF reader, and does not require any installation of software.
eBooks: Perpetual access is granted to an unlimited number of simultaneous users. There are no annual access fees or ongoing maintenance fees.
eJournals: Access is subject to annual subscription. Access is granted to the content from the year of subscription. Subscribers acquire perpetual access to content from the year of subscription only.
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