Elsevier to quit hosting arms fairs

Last friday Reed Elsevier announced that it is to exit the defence exhibitions sector. This portfolio of five shows is part of Reed Elsevier’s global Business division and represents around 0.5% of group annual turnover.

An email from the CEO of RE, Crispin Davis says: “Over the last year or so it has become increasingly clear that growing numbers of important customers and authors, particularly in the science and medical markets, have very real concerns with our involvement in this sector. They believe strongly that our presence here is
incompatible with the aims of the science and medical communities. I am also very aware this is a view shared by a number of our employees. We have listened closely to these concerns and we have concluded that the long term interests of Reed Elsevier as a leading publisher of science, medical, legal and business content would be best served by withdrawing from defence exhibitions. We intend to complete the withdrawal during the second half of 2007.”

Monday 04 Jun 2007 | Nanni | Uncategorized

5 Responses to “Elsevier to quit hosting arms fairs”

  1. on 05 Jun 2007 at 4:08 pm   John

    This is excellent news

  2. on 07 Jun 2007 at 10:42 am   Crooked Timber » » Elsevier buckles

    [...] at the RSMG blog, Nanni points out that Reed Elsevier will no longer host arms fairs. This has followed a long campaign by academics and others. The case raised a bunch of questions [...]

  3. on 07 Jun 2007 at 8:26 pm   Zaphod

    At last! Now I can re-subscribe to The Lancet.

  4. on 08 Jun 2007 at 9:02 pm   dave.s.

    The division of the world into Eloi and Morlocks continues. I’m with the Morlocks, thank you.

  5. on 12 Dec 2009 at 4:48 am   Sohbet

    Thanks for web pages..

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