About EMS Press
EMS Press is the publishing house of the European Mathematical Society, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of mathematics in Europe. We have a digital and print portfolio of more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and a growing catalogue of over 200 books. Our editorial mission is to publish high-quality research for both the European and global mathematics community. We focus on technology-driven solutions for academic publishing, and are committed to delivering fair and sustainable open access.
Mission
Our mission is to serve mathematical scholarship through the publication of high-quality, accessible and open research.
Sitting at the heart of our community we strive for modern and inclusive publishing, with an emphasis on fairness and sustainability.
Team
André Gaul
CEOPhD in Mathematics. Computer Scientist. Founder of PaperHive.
Apostolos Damialis
Editorial DirectorPhD in Mathematics. Publisher. Engaging our community.
Beatriz Sanz Lluesma
Sales and Distribution ExecutiveCommitted to expanding knowledge.
Ilvy Lützen
Office AssistantLaura Simonite
Head of Business DevelopmentPassionate about transparency and open research.
Simon Winter
Production ManagerMathematician, copyeditor, typesetter. Working in publishing since 2006.
Theresa Haney
Production ManagerRunning production smoothly. Working in publishing since 2012.
Vanessa Haazipolo
Production AssistantKarin Neidhart
Sales SupportBooks and Journals. General support.
Supervisory Board
The supervisory board of the EMS Publishing House is appointed by the Society to oversee major decisions undertaken by the leadership of the Press. They meet with the Press on a biannual basis, and provide valuable feedback and suggestions on a variety of topics.
Volker Mehrmann
President / ProfessorPresident of the EMS, Professor at TU Berlin
Mats Gyllenberg
Treasurer / Professor / Permanent SecretaryTreasurer of the EMS, Professor at University of Helsinki, Permanent Secretary at Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters
Jiří Rákosník
Secretary / ResearcherSecretary of the EMS, Researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague
Pavel Exner
Scientific DirectorScientific director of Doppler Institute for Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics in Prague
Etienne Emmrich
Professor / DeanProfessor at TU Berlin, Dean of Faculty II - Mathematics and Natural Sciences at TU Berlin
Scientific Advisory Board
The scientific advisory board is consulted by the EMS Publishing House to maintain – and where possible to improve – the high scientific standards of the Press's portfolio. The current board serves from 1st July 2020 until 30th June 2022.
László Erdős
Institute of Science and Technology AustriaFrances Kirwan
University of OxfordGábor Lugosi
Universitat Pompeu FabraTomaž Pisanski
University of PrimorskaAngelika Steger
ETH ZürichZdeněk Strakoš
Univerzita KarlovaDmitri Vassiliev
University College LondonCem Yalçın Yıldırım
Boğaziçi University
History
The EMS Publishing House was first established in 2001 in Zurich, under the legal entity the European Mathematical Foundation - this allowed the publisher to remain true to the not-for-profit mission of the European Mathematical Society. Founding Managing Director, Thomas Hintermann, undertook this venture with the aim of better serving the mathematics community by taking control of publications back from large commercial publishers. The new publisher was founded on an editorial principle that remains a core part of the Press’s philosophy to this day:
“The collection and presentation of scientific results belong in the hands of people who can do it effectively […] However, commercialism should not determine or influence the way this process is being conducted.”
With robust editorial practices and strong leadership, the publisher grew and became the established and successful organisation you see today. In 2019 Hintermann announced his retirement and a new leadership team took the helm. Moving to Berlin, the Publisher was refounded as the EMS-owned European Mathematical Society - EMS - Publishing House GmbH. The newly established organisation also gained a new Managing Director in Dr. André Gaul, and a new imprint - EMS Press. While the publisher will continue to evolve, our guiding principle remains; we are the mathematics community publisher.