Mohr Siebeck Verlag is a long-established academic publisher focused on the humanities and social sciences and based in Tübingen, Germany.
Founded in 1801 in Frankfurt am Main as the Hermann'sche Buchhandlung,[1] the publishing house consisted of a press and retail book trade.
In 1899, Paul Siebeck returned to Tübingen with his publishing house, taking over the administration of H. Laupp'schen Buchhandlung and discontinuing the book retail division.
In the wake of crisis, caused by a reduction in funding for science and education and by Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic, the program streamlined, specializing in the four core subjects of theology, philosophy, law, and economics – which remain its focus today.
Following the Nazi seizure of power and rise of Nazism, the publishing program of Mohr (Siebeck) – with its numerous Jewish and left-leaning authors – was no longer popular politically, with sales sinking down to one-tenth.
When the two brothers died, Oskar Siebeck's son, Hans-Georg, assumed leadership of the now heavily downsized publisher, in 1936.
In the wake of World War II, however, the publisher received one of the first licenses within the French zone of Allied-occupied Germany and began book production once more.
During the 1960s, through its association with the Leo Baeck Institute, Mohr (Siebeck) expanded its publishing program to include Jewish studies.
The internationalization of scholarship has also shaped the development of Mohr Siebeck's publishing program: the number of non-German authors has increased exponentially; multilingual book series have emerged; editorial committees now include international scholars; and some journals appear exclusively in English.