John Wiley Sons Inc operates as a research and education company worldwide The company operates through three segments Research Publishing Platforms Academic Professional Learning and Education Services The Research Publishing Platforms segment offers scientific technical medical and scholarly journals as well as related content and services to learned societies individual researchers other professionals and academic corporate and government libraries This segment also publishes physical sciences and engineering health sciences social sciences and humanities and life sciences journals and provides a publishing software and service for scholarly and professional societies and publishers to deliver host enhance market and manage their content on the web through the Literatum platform It sells and distributes its products through various channels including research libraries and library consortia and independent subscription agents as well as directly to professional society members bookstores online booksellers and other customers The Academic Professional Learning segment provides education publishing and professional learning products and services including scientific professional and education print and digital books digital courseware and test preparation services to libraries corporations students professionals and researchers as well as learning development and assessment services for businesses and professionals This segment distributes its products through chain and online booksellers libraries colleges and universities corporations direct to consumer websites distributor networks and other online applications The Education Services segment provides online program management services for higher education institutions and talent development services including placement and training for professionals and businesses The company was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken New Jersey