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university press is an academic, nonprofit publishing house that is typically affiliated with a large research university, and publishes work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. It produces mainly scholarly works. Because scholarly books are mostly unprofitable, university presses may also publish textbooks and reference works, which tend to have larger audiences and sell more copies. Most university presses operate at a loss and are, perforce, subsidized by their parent universities. However, certain presses, notably
Yale University PressYale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
, are self-sufficient, often because of
endowmentsA financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact in perpetuity or for a defined time period...
.
Oxford University PressOxford house Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. they are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's...
and
Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press is a printer and publisher granted a Royal Letters Patent by Henry VIII in 1534. It is the world's oldest continually operating book publisher...
are the two largest university presses in the world. The largest university press in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
is the
University of Chicago PressThe University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
. The Cambridge University Press is both the oldest publishing house in the world and the oldest university press.
University presses tend to develop specialized areas of expertise. For example, Yale publishes many
artArt is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music, literature, film, sculpture, and paintings...
books, the University of Chicago publishes many academic journals, the University of Illinois press specializes in
labor historyLabor history may refer to:* Labor Unions in the United States, including history* The academic discipline of Labor History* Australian labour movement, including history*Labor History , a scholarly journal published by Taylor and Francis ....
, and MIT Press publishes
linguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of natural language. Linguistics encompasses a number of sub-fields. An important topical division is between the study of language structure and the study of meaning...
titles.
Australia
- Melbourne University Publishing
Melbourne University Publishing is the book publishing arm of the University of Melbourne .MUP was founded in 1922 as Melbourne University Press to sell books and stationery to students, and then began publishing books itself...
- Sydney University Press
Sydney University Press is the digital and print-on-demand scholarly publisher of the University of Sydney. It is part of the Library's Sydney eScholarship service....
- University of Western Australia Press
UWA Publishing, formerly known as the University of Western Australia Press, is a Western Australian publisher established in 1935. It produces a range of non-fiction and fiction titles, introducing cookbooks into its list in 2008.-History:...
Canada
- University of Alberta Press
The University of Alberta Press is a publishing house and a division of the University of Alberta that engages in academic publishing.-Overview:...
- Athabasca University Press
The Athabasca University Press is a publishing house, and a division of Athabasca University that engages in academic publishing. The Press was founded in 2007....
- University of Calgary Press
The University of Calgary Press is a university press that is part of the University of Calgary....
- McGill-Queen's University Press
The McGill-Queen's University Press is a joint venture between McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, two of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Canada....
- University of British Columbia Press
The University of British Columbia Press is a university press that is part of the University of British Columbia. It was established in 1971.-External links:*...
- University of Ottawa Press
The University of Ottawa Press is a university press that is part of the University of Ottawa. It publishes in both the English and French languages.-External links:*...
- University of Toronto Press
The University of Toronto Press is a publishing house and an independent division of the University of Toronto that engages in academic publishing. The press was founded in 1901 to print university examinations and calendars, and to repair library books...
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University Press is a university press that is part of the Wilfrid Laurier University.Founded in 1974, WLUP specializes in publishing regional interest books as well as scholarly books in history, philosophy, literature, and sociology....
- Presses de l'Université du Québec
- Presses de l'Université de Montréal
- Presses de l'Université Laval
United Kingdom
- Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is a printer and publisher granted a Royal Letters Patent by Henry VIII in 1534. It is the world's oldest continually operating book publisher...
- Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press is the premier scholarly publisher in Scotland of academic books and journals and one of the leading university presses in the UK.-History:...
- University of Exeter Press
University of Exeter Press is the academic press of the University of Exeter, England.-Main Subject Areas:* Arabic and Islamic Studies* Archaeology* Celtic Studies* Classical Studies and Ancient History* Cultural and Social Studies* Education...
- Liverpool University Press
Liverpool University Press, founded in 1899, is the third oldest university press in England ....
- Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals.Manchester University Press has developed into an international publisher...
- Nottingham University Press
Nottingham University Press is the academic press of the University of Nottingham, England. Founded in 1992 by Dr Des Cole and Dr Phil Garnsworthy, the press specialises in scientific and technical publishing, particularly in the areas of animal and food science , although it has also published...
- Oxford University Press
Oxford house Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. they are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's...
- University of Wales Press
The University of Wales Press was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales. It publishes academic journals and around sixty books a year in the English and Welsh languages....
- The University of York Music Press
United States
A more extensive list, with links, of university presses in the United States and Canada is available from the
Association of American University PressesThe Association of American University Presses is an association of mostly, but not exclusively, North American university presses, with 129 member publishers as of 2005....
.
University presses in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
include:
- Bob Jones University Press
- Carnegie Mellon University Press
Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.It is headquartered within the Carnegie Mellon College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and...
- Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology,...
- Cornell University Press
- Duke University Press
Duke University Press is a publisher of books and journals, owned by Duke University. It publishes approximately 120 books annually and more than 35 journals, as well as offering five electronic collections. The Press publishes primarily in the humanities and social sciences....
- Duquesne University Press
Duquesne University Press, founded in 1927, is a publisher that is part of Duquesne University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Press is the scholarly publishing arm of Duquesne University, and publishes monographs and collections in the humanities and social sciences...
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press is a publishing house under the operation and oversight of Fairleigh Dickinson University, the largest private university in New Jersey, USA. FDU Press was established in 1967 by the university's founder Peter Sammartino, in cooperation with the publisher...
- Fordham University Press
The Fordham University Press is a publishing house, a division of Fordham University, that publishes primarily in the humanities and the social sciences. Fordham University Press was established in 1907 and is headquartered in the Canisius Hall building in the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University...
- Gallaudet University Press
Gallaudet University Press is a publisher that focuses on issues relating to deafness and sign language. It is a part of Gallaudet University.-External links:*...
- Georgetown University Press
Georgetown University Press was founded in 1964 and is a publishing house that currently publishes forty new books a year. Georgetown University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses and supports the academic mission of Georgetown University by publishing scholarly...
- Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913. In 2005, it published 220 new titles. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses . The current director...
- Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins University Press is the publishing division of the Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The Press publishes books, journals, and electronic databases...
- Kent State University Press
- Lehigh University Press
Lehigh University Press is the publishing house of Lehigh University. Lehigh's university press is a member of the Associated University Presses consortium; other members include Bucknell University Press, University of Delaware Press, Susquehanna University Press and Fairleigh Dickinson University...
- Louisiana State University Press
The Louisiana State University Press is a nonprofit book publisher and an academic unit of Louisiana State University. Founded in 1935, the press publishes scholarly, general interest, and regional books as part of the university’s mission to disseminate knowledge and culture...
- MIT Press
The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
- Michigan State University Press
Michigan State University Press, founded in 1947, is the scholarly publishing arm of Michigan State University. During the past six decades it has become a vital part of the institution's land-grant mission and is a catalyst for positive intellectual, social, and technological change through the...
- Moody Publishers
- Moody Publishers :Moody Publishers, The Name You Can Trust, is a Christian publishing company that is focused on proclaiming the gospel message through its products. This vision is clearly stated within the mission statement...
- New York University Press
New York University Press , founded in 1916, is a university press that is part of New York University....
- Northwestern University Press
Northwestern University Press is the university press of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA.- History :The Northwestern University Press was founded in 1893, at first specializing in legal periodicals. Today, the Press continues to publish scholarly books of fiction, non-fiction,...
- Penn State Press
- Princeton University Press
The Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarship within academia and society at large....
- Rice University Press
The Rice University Press is a publishing house, a division of Rice University.Relaunched in 2006 after a ten-year hiatus, it is noted for its unique all-digital platform. Rice's digital press operates just as a traditional press, up to a point. Manuscripts are solicited, reviewed, edited and...
- Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in Piscataway, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University.-History:...
- San Diego State University Press
San Diego State University Press is a university press that is part of San Diego State University, with noted specializations in Border Studies, Critical Theory, Latin American Studies, and Cultural Studies. It is the oldest university press in the California State University system.-See...
- Saint Joseph's University Press
Saint Joseph's University Press is a university press publishing house that is part of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The press currently publishes over 38 books, two journals, and a large number of other publications...
- Southern Illinois University Press
Southern Illinois University Press, founded in 1956, is a university press located in Carbondale, Illinois.The press publishes approximately 50 titles annually, among its more than 1,200 titles currently in print....
- Stanford University Press
The Stanford University Press is the publishing house of Stanford University. In 1892, an independent publishing company was established at the university. The first use of the name "Stanford University Press" in a book's imprinting occurred in 1895...
- State University of New York Press
The State University of New York Press , is a university press and a Center for Scholarly Communication. The Press is part of the State University of New York system and is located in Albany, New York.- History :...
- Texas A&M University Press
Texas A&M University Press is a scholarly publishing house associated with Texas A&M University. It was founded in 1974 and is located in College Station, Texas, in the United States.-Overview:...
- University of Akron Press
The University of Akron Press is a non-profit university press that is a part of the University of Akron. Founded in 1988, the Press is currently directed by Thomas Bacher and is a member of Association of American University Presses....
- University of Alaska Press
The University of Alaska Press is a nonprofit scholarly publisher and distributor of works concerning Alaska, the northern Pacific Rim, and the circumpolar regions. It is associated with the University of Alaska. The press was formally founded in 1989 but had existed somewhat informally for...
- University of Arizona Press
The University of Arizona Press, a publishing house founded in 1959 as a department of the University of Arizona, is a nonprofit publisher of scholarly and regional books...
- University of California Press
University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
- University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
- University of Delaware Press
The University of Delaware Press is a publishing house and a department of the University of Delaware in the United States, whose main campus is at Newark, Delaware, where the University Press is also based....
- University of Georgia Press
The University of Georgia Press or UGA Press is a publishing house and is a member of the Association of American University Presses.Founded in 1938, the UGA Press is a division of the University of Georgia and is located on the campus in Athens, Georgia, USA...
- University of Illinois Press
The University of Illinois Press , is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois.-Overview:According to the UIP's website:...
- University of Michigan Press
The University of Michigan Press is a university press that is part of the University of Michigan. It was founded in 1930 as a publisher of books dedicated to imparting important scholarly research...
- University of Minnesota Press
The University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota.Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is best known for its books in social and cultural thought, critical theory, race and ethnic studies, urbanism, feminist criticism, and media...
- University of Missouri Press
The University of Missouri Press, founded in 1958, is a university press that is part of the University of Missouri System.-External links:*...
- University of Nebraska Press
The University of Nebraska Press, founded in 1941, is a publisher of scholarly and popular-press books. It is the second-largest state university press in the United States and, including private institutions, ranks among the 10 largest university presses in the United States...
- University of Nevada Press
The University of Nevada Press is a university press that is run by the Nevada System of Higher Education. It was founded by Robert Laxalt in 1964....
- University of North Carolina Press
The University of North Carolina Press , founded in 1922, is a university press that is part of the University of North Carolina....
- University of Pittsburgh Press
The University of Pittsburgh Press is a scholarly publishing house and a major American university press that is part of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA....
- University Press of Colorado
The University Press of Colorado is a nonprofit publisher supported partly by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, the University of Colorado, the University of Northern Colorado, and Western State College of...
- University Press of Florida
The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing arm of the State University System of Florida representing all eleven universities, and is charged by the Florida Board of Governors with publishing books of intellectual distinction and significance, books that contribute to improving the...
- University Press of Kentucky
The University Press of Kentucky is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and was organized in 1969 as successor to the University of Kentucky Press. The university had sponsored scholarly publication since 1943. In 1949 the press was established as a separate academic agency...
- University Press of New England
The University Press of New England , located in Lebanon, New Hampshire and founded in 1970, is a university press consortium including Brandeis University, Dartmouth College , the University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, Tufts University and the University of Vermont...
- University of Texas Press
The University of Texas Press is a university press that is part of the University of Texas at Austin. Established in 1950, the Press publishes scholarly books in several areas, including Latin American studies, Texana, anthropology, U.S...
- University of Virginia Press
The University of Virginia Press , founded in 1963, is a university press that is part of the University of Virginia.-External links:*...
- University of Washington Press
The University of Washington Press is the nonprofit book and multimedia publishing arm of the University of Washington. Since its establishment in 1920, the University of Washington Press has been the major scholarly publisher in the U.S. north of California and west of the Rockies...
- University of Wisconsin Press
The University of Wisconsin Press is a non-profit university press publishing peer-reviewed books and journals. It primarily publishes work by scholars from the global academic community but also serves the citizens of Wisconsin by publishing important books about Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and...
- Wayne State University Press
Wayne State University Press , founded in 1941, is a university press that is part of Wayne State University. It publishes under its own name and also the imprints Painted Turtle and Great Lakes Books....
- Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University . The Press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist...
- Wharton School Publishing
Wharton School Publishing is a publishing house, a division of The Wharton School and Pearson Education. The imprint brings together a variety of business educators and corporate executives on a list that features works in many formats, including print, audio, electronic documents, CD-ROM and video...
- Yale University Press
Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
Denmark
- Museum Tusculanum Press
Museum Tusculanum Press is an academic press of the University of Copenhagen for the fields of humanities, social sciences and theology. It was founded in 1975 as a non-profit institution and publishes approximately 60 titles annually. Most of the authors are affiliated with the University of...
- University Press of Southern Denmark
University Press of Southern Denmark is Denmark's largest university press and was founded in 1966 as Odense University Press . The press publishes books from the world of science in the broadest sense of the word. Its authors are mainly academics from the University of Southern Denmark and from...
- Aarhus University Press
Aarhus University Press is a commercial Foundation, founded in 1985 by Aarhus University, Denmark. The main purpose of the Press is to publish the scholarly works of researchers at the University, but many authors come from other Danish institutions of higher education and from abroad...
Vietnam
- Vietnam National University at Hanoi University Press
- Hanoi National University of Education University Press
- Hanoi University of Sciences University Press