Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing is an award-winning independent publisher of content in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, covering the main themes and research trends in crops, livestock and forestry, as well as the food supply chain.

“As we celebrate our 10^th year of publishing market-leading content for scientists, researchers and practitioners working in agriculture, our book programme will surpass 175 titles and our database will be home to more than 2,500 chapters!”

About 

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Through our innovative publishing model, we bridge the knowledge gap between science and its application, enabling and empowering you to make a positive impact on sustainable agriculture, climate change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

With over 160 published titles and an extensive forward programme, our books are designed from extensive customer feedback and feature contributions from more than 5,000 agricultural and food production experts.

The Burleigh Dodds Science Database

The Burleigh Dodds Science Database contains over 2500 reviews of the latest research in sustainable agriculture in one place.  This unique resource:

• is a hub of content containing unique access to comprehensive reviews of the key research written by over 5,000 internationally renowned experts across agriculture
• provides a knowledge portal of over 2500 reviews as a synthesis of 100 – 200 of the latest research articles curated into a single chapter
• includes reviews of best practices for achieving sustainable crop and livestock production, as well as case studies which demonstrate practical applications of this research

Key benefits 

• the content is thematically organised and searchable to enable you to easily find and read the research of most interest to you
• a hub of curated content which saves you crucial time and effort, freeing up more time for you to focus on furthering your own research
• ensures that you stay up-to-date with the emerging farming systems and technologies currently revolutionising the agricultural sector
• continuously updated with new content each month to aid key actors in the agri-food supply chain to contribute to achieving sustainable agriculture

AgNetZero

AgNetZero is a brand-new intelligent knowledge software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, powered by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing’s trusted content in agricultural and food science.  This new platform provides users with the knowledge and tools to create net zero plans by providing science-based evidence to begin or develop a regenerative agriculture strategy.

AgNetZero’s unique AI component allows users to quickly:

• Benefit from the expertly curated, peer-reviewed, trusted content to save valuable time searching for knowledge
• Utilise the knowledge base to inform best practice and improve decision making, bridging the gap between science and practice
• ‘Power up’ and generate editable ‘executive summaries’ to present current understanding, including case studies and future trends
• Implement this unique resource across all parts of your business, including marketing and communications teams

ROB BURLEIGH MANAGING DIRECTOR 

Rob has over 25 years experience in the publishing industry.  Previously the Finance Director at Woodhead Publishing, Rob and Francis Dodds founded Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing in 2015 alongside former directors of Woodhead Publishing.  Speaking about the reason for publishing in agriculture science;

“There can be fewer more important challenges than feeding the world’s growing population. We bring together expertise and experience from across the agricultural science community to ensure their work is published in an innovative and ground breaking way and have quickly established ourselves as a leading and recognisable publisher in this area.” 

FRANCIS DODDS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 

Francis was Editorial Director at Woodhead Publishing and has worked in the industry for over 35 years.  An Oxford University history graduate Francis has successfully commissioned in several scientific and technical subjects such as the internationally recognised food science list which was acquired by Elsevier in 2013 as part of the sale of Woodhead Publishing.

“I am excited to continue our unique publishing format into 2023 with an impressive range of new titles. Our publishing model is built on exacting customer research and develop our products, in print and digital formats, to provide the flexibility that the modern researcher expects.” 

AMANDA RENWICK COMMISSIONING EDITOR 

Amanda is an MA publishing graduate who studied at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. She is a graduate of Greenwich University where she studied English Literature, majoring in Creative Writing. Amanda’s desire to work in publishing has been well supported by some prestigious work experience assignments at Bloomsbury, Penguin Children’s unit, the educational publisher, Rising Stars and a short stint with us prior to joining the team in January 2017. In her previous role, Amanda was responsible for managing the delivery of content and production processes. In her new role as Commissioning Editor, Amanda will support the Editorial Director (Francis Dodds) in commissioning new titles to expand the already well-established agricultural list.

KATHERINE LISTER MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Katherine is an MA Publishing graduate who attained her degree from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. She was awarded a Postgraduate Bursary from The Stationers' Company in 2018 to support her studies, as well as support in the form of a mentor. Katherine also completed her BA Hons in Creative Writing and English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University. After completing a brief internship in 2018 with us, she was offered a full-time position in 2019. Katherine's role is to forge and develop relationships with key stakeholders in the agricultural science community, from academia and research to those working in the industry.

CARY DUTTAROY EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Cara is an MA Philosophy graduate of the University of Southampton where she also completed her undergraduate programme in Economics and Philosophy. Prior to joining the team as an Editorial Assistant in 2023, she was the Assistant Editor for the Southampton Journal of Postgraduate Humanities. Cara’s role is to manage the delivery of content, maintain manuscript workflow and support authors throughout the editorial process. 

Editorial Team

There are many distinguished and internationally recognised editors working on the variety of topical collections and titles. To learn more about the editors and to see which editors or editorial teams have worked on which collection or titles, please see the complete overview of the editorial teams here.

In addition, we have contributions from over 5000 leading international experts, drawn from academia, research and industry providing reviews of the latest research.