List of university presses

"University press" redirects here. For other uses, see University Press (disambiguation).

The Pitt Building in Cambridge, which used to be the headquarters of Cambridge University Press, and now serves as a conference centre for the Press.

A university press (U.P.) is an academic, nonprofit publishing house. Most but not all are affiliated with a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. They produce mainly scholarly works, but also often have "popular" titles designed to reach their target audience, such as books on religion or on regional topics. 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 subsidized by their owners; others are required to break even. In China, university presses are profit-making institutions for their academic owners. Demand has fallen as library budgets are cut and the online sales of used books undercut the new book market. Many presses are experimenting with electronic publishing.

Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press are the two oldest and largest university presses in the world. They have numerous branches around the world.

University presses emerged in the United States in the late 19th century. Cornell University started one in 1869 but had to close it down; Johns Hopkins University Press has been in continuous operation since 1878. In 2008, the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has 125 member presses, of which 95 were operated by universities. Growth has been sporadic, with 14 presses established in the 1940s, 11 in the 1950s; and 19 in the 1960. Since 1970, 16 universities have opened presses and several have closed. Today the largest university press in the United States is the University of Chicago Press. University presses tend to develop specialized areas of expertise. For example, Yale publishes many art books, the University of Chicago publishes many academic journals, the University of Illinois press specializes in labor history, and MIT Press publishes linguistics and architecture titles.

University presses by country: English-speaking countries

Australia

• Charles Darwin University Press
• Melbourne University Publishing
• Monash University Publishing
• Sydney University Press
• University of Adelaide Press
• University of Queensland Press
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Western Australia Press

Canada

• University of Alberta Press
• Athabasca University Press
• University of Calgary Press
• McGill-Queen's University Press
• University of British Columbia Press
• University of Ottawa Press
• University of Toronto Press
• Wilfrid Laurier University Press

New Zealand

• Auckland University Press
• Victoria University Press

Philippines

• Ateneo de Manila University Press
• University of the Philippines Press
• University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

Singapore

• NUS Press

United Kingdom

• Cambridge University Press
• Edinburgh University Press
• Imperial College Press
• University of Exeter Press
• Liverpool University Press
• Manchester University Press
• Nottingham University Press
• Oxford University Press
• The Policy Press
• University of Wales Press
• The University of York Music Press

United States

See also: Association of American University Presses

• Arte Publico Press (University of Houston)
• American Historical Association
• American Psychiatric Publishing
• Baylor University Press
• Beacon Press
• Bob Jones University Press
• Brigham Young University Press
• Brookings Institution Press
• Carnegie Mellon University Press
• Catholic University of America Press
• Columbia University Press
• Cornell University Press
• Duke University Press
• Duquesne University Press
• Eastern Washington University Press
• Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Fordham University Press
• Gallaudet University Press
• Georgetown University Press
• George Mason University Press
• Harvard University Press
• Indiana University Press
• Johns Hopkins University Press
• Kent State University Press
• Lehigh University Press
• Louisiana State University Press
• MIT Press
• Michigan State University Press
• Moody Publishers
• New York University Press
• Northwestern University Press
• Penn State Press
• Princeton University Press
• Purdue University Press
• Rice University Press
• Rockefeller University Press
• Rutgers University Press
• San Diego State University Press
• Saint Joseph's University Press
• Southern Illinois University Press
• Southern Methodist University Press
• Stanford University Press
• State University of New York Press
• Syracuse University Press
• Temple University Press
• Texas A&M University Press
• Texas Christian University Press
• Texas Tech University Press
• Texas Western Press
• Trinity University (Texas)
• University of Akron Press
• University of Alabama Press
• University of Alaska Press
• University of Arizona Press
• University of California Press
• University of Chicago Press
• University of Delaware Press
• University of Georgia Press
• University of Hawaii Press
• University of Illinois Press
• University of Iowa Press
• University of Massachusetts Press
• University of Michigan Press
• University of Minnesota Press
• University of Missouri Press (proposed closing in 2012 cancelled)
• University of Nebraska Press
• University of Nevada Press
• University of New Mexico Press
• University of New Orleans Press
• University of North Carolina Press
• University of North Texas Press
• University of Notre Dame Press
• University of Oklahoma Press
• University of Pennsylvania Press
• University of Pittsburgh Press
• University Press of Colorado
• University Press of Florida
• University Press of Kansas
• University Press of Kentucky
• University Press of Mississippi
• University Press of New England
• University of Scranton Press
• University of South Carolina Press
• University of Tennessee Press
• University of Texas Press
• University of Utah Press
• University of Virginia Press
• University of Washington Press
• University of Wisconsin Press
• Utah State University Press
• Vanderbilt University Press
• Washington State University Press
• Wayne State University Press
• Wesleyan University Press
• West Virginia University Press
• Wharton School Publishing
• Yale University Press

University presses by country: Non-English-speaking countries

Argentina

• National University of Entre Ríos Press (Eduner)

Colombia

• University of Valle Publishing Program

China

• Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press
• Dalian University of Technology Press

Czech Republic

• Palacký University Press

Denmark

• Museum Tusculanum Press
• University Press of Southern Denmark
• Aarhus University Press

Egypt

• American University in Cairo Press

Estonia

• Tartu University Press

France

• Presses Universitaires de France
• Presses Universitaires de Rennes

Hong Kong

• Chinese University Press
• City University of Hong Kong Press at City University of Hong Kong
• Hong Kong University Press

Hungary

• Central European University Press

Iran

• University of Tehran Press

Italy

• LUISS University Press at LUISS University

Japan

• University of Tokyo Press

Lithuania

• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Publishing House "Technika"

The Netherlands

• Amsterdam University Press

Peru

• Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Fondo Editorial

Poland

• Wydawnictwo KUL at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
• Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
• Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
• Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego w Krakowie at Pedagogical University of Cracow
• Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego at University of Szczecin
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach at University of Economics in Katowice
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie at Cracow University of Economics
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu at Wrocław University of Economics
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego at University of Gdańsk
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego at Jagiellonian University
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego at University of Łódź
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego at Opole University
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Lublinie at University of Life Sciences in Lublin
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu at University of Life Sciences in Poznań
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu at University of Life Sciences in Wrocław
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego at Rzeszów University
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego at University of Silesia
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Technologiczno-Przyrodniczego im. Jana i Jędrzeja Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy at University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku and Wydawnictwa Uniwersyteckie Trans Humana at University of Białystok
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie at University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
• Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego at University of Warsaw
• Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego at University of Wrocław

See also

• Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
• List of English language book publishers