About us
Quæ was created in 2006 by three French research institutes: Cirad, Ifremer and INRAE. With a catalogue of over 1,600 titles, Quæ aims to promote exchanges between scientists, the transmission of knowledge and know-how, and to support decision-making and public debate.
Covering topics as varied as agriculture and forestry, environment, nutrition, sea, aquatic and aquacultural resources, Life and Earth sciences or Human and Social Sciences, Quæ has become a leading French publisher in the scientific and technical sector.
Quæ has been a digital publisher since 2008, with an XML-structured publishing chain for digital publications (PDF and ePub). In order to meet the French and European guidelines regarding the free distribution of research documents which are funded by the French public research or by European Union funds, Quæ publish a great part of its new releases in open access on a dedicated website : quae-open.com.
Who are our publications aimed at ?
Scientists, teachers and students, professionals but also those interested in science are targeted by our publications.
Key figures
- 4 sites (Antony, Brest, Montpellier and Versailles)
- 50 publications a year
- More than 2,800 authors
- 19 collections
- 50 attendances on stands and in fairs a year
- 65 books translated abroad
- Nearly 150 titles in English
- Nearly 1,500 digital books available
- More than 1,600 books in the catalog
Membership
Quæ is a member of the association of European University Presses, the OAPEN and the Directory of Open Access Books.
