Dustri-Verlag was founded in the late 40s of the last century. In 1965, the founder Karl Müller, a printer from Remscheid, Germany, sold Dustri-Verlag to Dr. Karl Feistle, an ambitious young publisher. In 1999, Dustri-Verlag was taken over by Karl’s sons Frank and Joerg Feistle, who have further expanded their father’s success. In 2003, the American office of Dustri-Verlag was founded in Rockledge, FL, in order to improve contacts to its authors and readers.
For the past 50 years, Dustri-Verlag has been specializing in medical literature. The publisher’s oldest periodical was the Medical Literature Adviser (MLA), offering information on the latest medical books to booksellers. The publication of medical books, such as Facies dolorosa by Hans Kilian a famous German surgeon, also started soon. First published in 1971, Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten (Renal and Hypertensive Diseases, founding editor R. Kluthe) was Dustri-Verlag’s first journal. In 1973, the first English language journal followed: Clinical Nephrology (founding editor R. Kluthe), soon well known as the “green journal”, was one of the first in its field. Since 1975, six new German-language journals have been added to the program: Allergologie (Allergy), Atemwegs- und Lungenkrankenheiten (Airway and Lung Diseases), Intensiv- und Notfallbehandlung (Critical Care), Verdauungskrankeiten (Gastroenterology), Prävention und Rehabilitation (Prevention and Rehabilitation), and Dermatologie in Beruf und Umwelt (Occupational and Environmental Dermatology). In addition to Clinical Nephrology, Dustri-Verlag also publishes three other international English-language journals: Clinical Neuropathology, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Trace Elements and Electrolytes.
A book program was launched in the 1970s, when the first yellow pocket books were published.
Today, Dustri-Verlag has a broad spectrum of books for many special fields of medicine – from large standard works to highly specialized textbooks and useful patient guides.
Since 1990, Dustri-Verlag has been typesetting in its own studio. This has speeded up production and opened new technical possibilities.
Dustri-Verlag has also tackled the challenges of digital revolution. All journal contents as well as the most important book contents are offered online in electronic form. Many important libraries worldwide are connected to the Dustri database. Furthermore, Dustri-Verlag has developed its own online submission system for a professional review process.
Dustri-Verlag particularly aims at supporting young doctors in publishing their research in journal articles or books, ensuring that the content reaches a worldwide audience – on request also as open access article.
Everybody at Dustri-Verlag works with great personal commitment to satisfy our authors and readers.