The Mission
John Wiley and Sons, known universally as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company and one of the world’s most recognized names in scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing. Founded in 1807, Wiley has spent more than two centuries building one of the most comprehensive catalogs of technical and engineering reference content in the world. Wiley’s publishing portfolio spans thousands of journals, reference works, and handbooks that serve professionals across engineering, chemistry, materials science, life sciences, and many other technical disciplines.
Whether you are a mechanical engineer consulting the Wiley-ASME Press Series for standards application guidance, an electrical engineer accessing Wiley-IEEE Press references on power systems, or a chemical engineer working with Wiley-VCH publications, Wiley provides the authoritative technical resources that complement standards-driven engineering practice. By bridging the gap between formal standards and practical application, Wiley ensures that engineers have the depth of knowledge needed to apply technical requirements confidently and correctly across every major industry.
Wiley’s engineering publishing program represents one of the company’s most widely recognized and enduring contributions to the technical community. The Wiley Professional Engineering imprint produces high-quality reference works across all major engineering disciplines, written by leading experts and covering topics from fundamental principles to advanced applications. This includes specialized titles like the “Primer on Engineering Standards,” which provides engineers with a comprehensive guide for understanding how standards are created and applied.
While Wiley does not develop formal voluntary consensus standards, its technical references provide the applied context that make formal standards usable in practice. Through partnerships with organizations like ASME and IEEE, Wiley produces co-published content that translates formal standards language into practical engineering workflows. Professionals rely on these publications as essential companions to the standards documents that govern technical practice in manufacturing, energy, and infrastructure industries worldwide.
Wiley conducts activities across technical publishing and professional society partnerships that define its value to the global engineering community. Landmark co-publishing imprints include the Wiley-ASME Press Series, producing books bridging ASME standards and professional practice; Wiley-IEEE Press, recognized as the premier reference portfolio in electrical engineering; and Wiley-VCH, a leader in chemistry and materials science. Wiley also publishes on behalf of more than 700 professional and scholarly societies worldwide.
Wiley facilitates the exchange of engineering knowledge by connecting authors, peer reviewers, and practitioners. By maintaining a vast catalog of over 22,000 books and hundreds of reference databases, Wiley supports the technical advancement of the global workforce. The company’s investment in AI-powered discovery and open research initiatives reflects a commitment to making technical knowledge actionable for a professional audience, helping to solve the world’s most complex engineering challenges through authoritative data.
Charles Wiley opened a print shop in lower Manhattan in 1807, beginning a publishing enterprise that would eventually span the globe. The company’s focus shifted decisively toward scientific and technical publishing in the late 19th century, establishing the foundation of what would become one of the world’s leading technical catalogs. By publishing early titles in electrical, civil, and mechanical engineering, Wiley helped document the innovations that drove the industrial revolution and modern infrastructure development.
The 20th century brought sustained global expansion through the acquisition of major technical publishers, including Interscience Publishers and the German technical publisher VCH. These moves solidified Wiley’s position in life sciences, chemistry, and professional engineering. The 2007 acquisition of Blackwell Publishing further extended this reach, allowing Wiley to publish professionally on behalf of hundreds of scholarly societies worldwide. Today, with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Wiley serves as a foundational knowledge partner for technical professionals.
Wiley’s technical and engineering books, reference works, and journals are available through diverse channels to provide flexible access for individual engineers and global organizations. By surfacing Wiley technical publications alongside formal standards, organizations help professionals find the specific context and reference data they need in a single, efficient workflow. This integration ensures that when an engineer consults a standard from ASME or IEEE, they can immediately access the Wiley-published commentary that explains its application.
Professional society partnerships further extend Wiley’s reach, providing members of organizations like the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) with specialized reference content. This collaborative approach to knowledge distribution ensures that the right information is available at the point of need, supporting standards-compliant design and reducing the time spent searching for disparate research materials. By providing a unified view of authoritative data, Wiley improves project efficiency and technical accuracy across the board.
Engineering education and professional reference are central to Wiley’s mission. Wiley’s engineering handbooks and co-published series support professional development by providing the fundamental data, design methods, and material properties that engineers need throughout their careers. From university textbooks to advanced professional guides, Wiley resources build technical competence and support lifelong learning for practitioners in every major discipline.
Wiley’s commitment to research integrity is maintained through rigorous peer review processes and partnerships with leading professional societies. This ensures that all published content reflects current best practices and authoritative expertise. This foundation of reliable data helps the global workforce stay current with emerging methodologies like model-based systems engineering and advanced technical requirements analysis across all sectors.
By offering specialized resources for advanced engineering concepts, Wiley ensures that practitioners have the analytical depth required for compliant design. This ongoing support for professional education reduces technical errors and project execution time, facilitating the transfer of technical knowledge across borders and reinforcing the safety and reliability of the global industrial base for future generations.
About Wiley
What does Wiley publish?
Wiley publishes scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly content including peer-reviewed journals, engineering reference works, textbooks, handbooks, and laboratory manuals.
What is Wiley known for in engineering?
Wiley is known for publishing authoritative engineering reference works and co-published series with standards-setting organizations like ASME and IEEE, bridging the gap between formal standards and practical application.
How does Wiley support standards implementation?
Wiley supports standards implementation through technical handbooks and imprints like Wiley-IEEE Press. These provide the applied context and background knowledge that help engineers understand and correctly apply standards.
Is Wiley a standards development organization?
No. Wiley is a global publishing and education company. It does not develop formal voluntary consensus standards. That function belongs to organizations like ASME and IEEE.
Does Wiley publish for professional societies?
Yes. Through its Wiley-Blackwell and specialized imprints, Wiley publishes on behalf of more than 700 professional and scholarly societies worldwide, ensuring high-quality, peer-reviewed technical content.
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