Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft is a specialist and academic publishing house focusing on law, social sciences and the humanities. Its programme combines academic research with application-oriented specialist information and comprises printed and digital books as well as specialist journals. Nomos addresses researchers, lecturers and students as well as legal practitioners, libraries and institutions. Nomos makes knowledge accessible and supports professional exchange.

In legal scholarship, Nomos covers a broad spectrum: from the foundations of law through comparative law to European and international issues. For legal practice, the publisher offers commentaries, handbooks and precedent collections. The range extends from civil law, employment and social law to commercial and business law, public law, European law and international law. Professional and fee law, data protection, environmental and energy law are also part of the programme. The works support research and the application of law.

The social sciences and humanities programme is devoted to social change, political developments and cultural contexts. Subject areas include political science, sociology, media and communication studies, economics, history, philosophy and ethics. These are complemented by, among others, religion, linguistics and literary studies, cultural studies, education as well as health, nursing and social work. In this way, Nomos creates space for specialised and interdisciplinary research.

Another key focus is supporting academic publication projects. Nomos publishes doctoral theses, post-doctoral theses (Habilitationen), monographs and edited volumes and assists authors in choosing suitable forms of publication. Personal contacts in the editorial department accompany the journey from manuscript to publication. This includes coordinating the project, typesetting and production as well as digital preparation and distribution. In addition to traditional book publications, the publisher offers open-access models and advises on funding and financing options.

Digital offerings expand access to specialist knowledge. Via Inlibra, academic publications become searchable worldwide and permanently available in digital form. The platform brings together specialist literature from more than 100 publishers and is aimed at researchers, research institutions and specialist libraries. Professional metadata management supports discoverability in search systems. Legal practice content is available via NomosOnline modules in beck-online.

Topic pages, newsletters and webinars supplement the publisher’s programme with up-to-date information and opportunities for exchange. In this way, Nomos combines the publication of academic findings with their digital availability and practical use. The publisher’s profile is characterised by subject breadth, academic depth and the connection between research and legal practice.