Javier Morata beginning in 1920 the journey of the family for the book world with the creation of the Minerva Library. The first product was sold by the Encyclopedia Espasa volumes. Five years later be founded Ediciones Morata .

Following his career as a journalist , is related to the intellectuals of the time include: Salvador de Madariaga, Gregorio Marañón , Vital Aza . Also shown is interested in politics ( for two years was Civil Governor of Madrid). These concerns are reflected in the titles published at the beginning of the journey from the publisher among which stand out: Present and future of the UGT in Spain Caballero ,
The Skyline liberalism María Zambrano . The works of Gregorio Marañón , first published in Castilian on conditioned reflexes of Pavlov , and the sexual life of savages Malinowski among many other titles.

The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and subsequent dictatorship , make the publication of works of Morata concenctre more in medicine and psychiatry , leaving politics aside .

In 1966 Javier Morata dies and his daughter Flora in charge of the corporation , accompanied by her sister Charity. Some of the works of this period are The Encyclopedia of pediatric Opitz , the Treaty of
Fanconi pediatrics or the Rorschach psychodiagnostic Bohm Manual .

Florentina Gómez Morata , daughter of Flora, incorporated in 1976 , to the late publication of leaving medicine and focuses on social sciences , psychology and education.

The goal becomes to offer in Castilian works published in leading the world in addition to broadcast the work Spanish teachers and researchers engaged in their classrooms and research centers whose publication was not supported by the dominant university pedagogy .

Spain was the transition to democracy and needed more open and responsive to the time educational texts . At this time the first works of José Gimeno Sacristan and Jurjo Torres, who continue to work closely with the editorial are published .

Morata publications are key Educational Renewal Movements ( MRPs ) of the eighties. Some of them will become reference texts for the Ministries of Education of Mexico , Venezuela and Argentina .

Include: Pedagogy objectives José Gimeno Sacristan, understand and transform teaching also José Ángel Pérez Gimeno along with Gomez, The hidden curriculum Jurjo Torres , cognitive theories of learning Ignacio Pozo, School Culture in a neoliberal society Ángel Pérez and other Jesus Palacios, Juan Delval , Julia Varela, Fernando Alvarez and Juan Manuel Alvarez Uriah Mendez Spanish authors among others .

Foreign authors note : Jerome Bruner , B. Bernstein , C. Freinet , Philippe Perrenoud , I. Stenhouse , John Dewey , J. Elliott, P. W. Jackson, Andy Hargreaves, Michael W. Apple, Kenneth M. Zeichner , Thomas Popkewitz .

Florentina Gómez Morata unexpectedly died in 2006 having spent his professional life to the publishing house founded by his grandfather. At that time Cosín Paulo takes over as Editorial Assistant always with the support of Flora and Charity Morata and the author and authors and reviewers who for years have been part of Ediciones Morata .

During this time the publisher has continued with the publication of works in the world of education , has regained the line of philosophy and politics and the incorporation of Mar del Rey Gómez- Morata (daughter of Florentina ) in 2009 , has strengthened publication of works in psychology.

Some relevant titles of the moment: In Search of the meaning of education of José Gimeno Sacristan, Curricular Justice: the Trojan horse of school culture Jurjo Torres, Videogames . Learning in virtual and real worlds Pilar Lacasa , Educating in the digital age of Ángel Pérez Gómez , systemic Individual therapy involving significant family of Alfredo Canevaro , LIABILITY justice by Iris Marion Young and educational policies in a globalized world Fazal Rizvi and Bob Lingard .

In 2012 Ediciones Morata is rated as the second best in education publishing Categorization of scientific publications in Humanities and Social Cincias developed by the Research Group on Evaluation of Scientific Publications CCHS / CSIC . In psychology and was seventh in the overall standings on 19. We believe this positive rating in recognition of all those involved and participated in the work of all these years.

Today Ediciones Morata remains a specialized independent publisher with over 300 titles in its catalog living , many of them in digital format. We continue to work to have a role in culture , education and science of the XXI century.