Pier Professional are industry leading publishers of healthcare and social care journals for UK and international practitioners, professionals and academics

Pier Professional was established in September 2009 and was originally named Pavilion Journals (and was previously part of Pavilion Publishing Ltd). As part of that legacy, we have over 20 years’ experience of publishing practice-based content and training material, and of working with leading experts across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Through the material that we publish we aim to keep you abreast of continuing changes in healthcare and social care, as well as offering you an access point for the latest in best practice, policy and research. Pier Professional was acquired by Emerald Group Publishing Limited in February 2011, and Emerald is committed to continuing publication of Pier’s high quality health and social care journals.

Our journals are each edited by leading professionals and they are supported by expert editorial boards, comprising researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, users and carers, and our in-house publishing team.

Journal publishing is also undergoing major changes as the internet continues to adapt the way we access information and publishers and customers make the transition from print to electronic format such as eJournals. We continue to provide printed journals but also offer electronic eJournals for current and all back issues and increasingly provide licenses or multiple-access arrangements to organisations wishing to allow broad access to their staff or students.

Each of our health and social care journals and eJournals uniquely bridges the gap between research and practice, creating an arena where researchers, practitioners, academics, professionals and service users can exchange current ideas and learn from evidence-based material. All of our journals particularly focus on disseminating good practice and highlight clear implications for practice. Our health and social care journals and eJournals are edited by leading experts in their field and are supported by our publishing team and prestigious editorial boards comprising researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, users and carers.

Pier Professional publishes in association with a range of prominent academic, research, policy and practice partners. We are always keen to work in partnership with organisations to develop new journal titles where there is a market gap.