About us

Science & Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute is a public science publishing company in Lithuania. The Institute promoter is the Republic of Lithuania Ministry of Education and Science.

The Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute was established in 1997 on the basis of Science and Encyclopaedia Publishers, founded in 1992, by merging Vilnius-based Mokslas Publishers and the State Encyclopaedia Publishers.

The Institute publishes the Universal Lithuanian Encyclopaedia, specialized encyclopedias, linguistic and terms dictionaries, reference books, monographs of social, natural and technical science, scientific works by foreign authors, other popular science books.

The main and major task of the Institute is to prepare and publish a 20-volume Universal Lithuanian Encyclopaedia. It presents the essential knowledge on the wold, Lithuania and Lithuanians. Around 20 percent of the publication are devoted to the Lithuanian studies.

The Institute also prepares and publishes the following specialized encyclopaedias:

It also publishes:

Our contacts:

Director Rimantas Kareckas

Tel. (+370 5) 245 85 26

E-mail rpk@meli.lt

Director assistant for editorial works – Antanas Račis

Tel. (+370 5) 245 85 25

E-mail meli@meli.lt

Director assistant for economics – Aldona Stanelienė

Tel. (+370 5) 243 13 39

E-mail alsta@meli.lt

Manager – Inga Zaurakaitė

Tel. (+370 5) 243 13 38

E-mail inga.z@meli.lt

Contact for information – Asta Paulauskaitė

Tel. (+370 5) 243 13 34

E-mail meli@meli.lt

Business hours:

8.00-12.00, 12.30-16.45h (on Friday till 15.30h)

Address:

Science & Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute

L. Asanavičiūtės g. 23, LT-04315 Vilnius (Lithuania)

Tel. (+370 5) 245 85 26

Fax. (+370 5) 245 85 37

E-mail meli@meli.lt

Office requisites:

Office code - 111959573

VAT code - LT11959516

Bank - AB Vilniaus bankas

Bank code – 70440