Annual Reviews Acquires Events Platform Underline Science

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San Mateo-based publisher Annual Reviews has acquired Underline Science, the event platform for academic and professional communities. The move follows the journal publisher’s 2023 purchase of Charleston Hub (including the annual Charleston Conference), and its subsequent establishment of the Charleston Conference Asia meeting, held for the first time in January of this year.

From the press release

Richard Gallagher, President and Editor-in-Chief of Annual Reviews, said:

"Publishing review articles is one way of advancing knowledge; fostering the conversations that move ideas forward is another. By adding Underline's event expertise to our experience serving scholarly communities, we can help organizations create events that build relationships and extend the reach and impact of their meetings."

Jernej Masnec, CEO of Underline Science, said:

"Underline was founded in 2019 to help scholarly organizations deliver outstanding event experiences and extend their reach beyond the walls of a conference venue. Becoming part of Annual Reviews enables those capabilities to have an even greater impact through an organization with long established ties to scholarly communities. The Underline team and operations will remain in place, ensuring continuity for clients.”

The full press release may be accessed via the Annual Reviews website. Chef Lettie Conrad also spoke with Richard Gallagher about the acquisition in a recent interview for The Scholarly Kitchen blog.