Butterworth–Heinemann is a British publishing company specialised in professional information and learning materials for higher education and professional training, in printed and electronic forms.[1] [2] It was formed in 1990 by the merger of Heinemann Professional Publishing and Butterworths Scientific, both subsidiaries of Reed International.[3] With its earlier constituent companies, the founding dates back to 1923.[2]
It has publishing units in Oxford (UK) and Waltham, Massachusetts (United States).
As of 2006, it is an imprint of Elsevier.[4]