Bristol University Press
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alison Shaw |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Bristol, England |
| Distribution | Marston Book Services (books, Europe and most of world) Ingram Academic Services (Books, US)..:[1] NewSouth Books (Books, Australia)[2] Turpin Distribution (Journals)[3] |
| Publication types | Books, Journals |
| Imprints | Policy Press |
| Owner(s) | University of Bristol |
| Official website | bristoluniversitypress |
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Bristol University Press (BUP) is a mid-size, not-for-profit academic publisher of books and journals, based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
History
The University of Bristol approved the business plan for the creation of BUP in July 2016, and was first announced at Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2016[4]. Initially announced as University of Bristol Press[5], BUP was to become the publishing arm of the University of Bristol, forming a “a key component of the University of Bristol’s new vision and strategy.”[6]
Encompassing Policy Press[7], an already well-established, independent, not-for-profit social science publisher, as an imprint, BUP expanded the range of subjects to include mainstream subjects such as Economics, Business and Management, Sociology, Law and Politics[8].
Publishing
Bristol University Press publishes a large range of publications every year, including textbooks for students and lecturers, scholarly monographs and academic journals. They publish mostly within the social sciences, and aligned disciplines.
Books
BUP published its first book in May 2018 and has since published over 200 books in the subject areas of Business, Management and Economics, Criminology, Environment and Sustainability, Human Geography, International Development, Law, Politics and International Relations, Sociology and Science, Technology and Society.
Since its launch, BUP have published books for a large range of authors including Joshua Rozenberg[9], Simon Wren-Lewis[10] and Chris Brink[11].
Journals
BUP currently publishes six, peer-reviewed academic journals[12]
- Emotions and Society (associated with the European Sociological Association's Research Network on Sociology of Emotions)[13]
- European Journal of Politics and Gender
- Global Discourse
- Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice
- Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (published on behalf of the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies)[14]
- Work in the Global Economy (Published in association with the International Labour Process Conference)[15]
The press have announced three more journals launching in 2022: Consumption and Society, Global Political Economy and Global Social Challenges Journal. Global Social Challenges Journal will be the press’ first fully open access journal[16]
Open Access
BUP offers both green and gold Open Access options for journal articles, gold Open Access for full-length monographs and Research Shorts, and green archiving options for books and individual book chapters. They also offer a variety of Open Access models for academics from low- and middle-income countries and discounts on Article Processing Charges to authors who are applying from countries in low, medium and high categories in UN HDI.
Their Open Access book offerings are hosted on a number of platforms including JSTOR[8], OAPEN[17] and Project Muse[18]. BUP also works with Knowledge Unlatched, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.[19]
Awards
In 2021, Bristol University Press was shortlisted for the PLS Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year award as part of the IPG Independent Publishing Awards.The judges commented “Bristol University Press’ publishing really means something. They’re clear on what they want to achieve, and determined that not even a pandemic will get in their way.”[20]
In 2020, BUP was shortlisted for two IPG Independent Publishing Awards: the PLS Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year award, and the IPG Marketing Award for their work on The Class Ceiling by Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison.[21]
Also in 2020, BUP was shortlisted for the University Press Redux Sustainability Award, which celebrates an initiative, publication, product or project aimed at addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.[22]
In 2019, BUP was presented with the 2019 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development in the category of Best Publishing Website.[23]
Business
Advising on strategic developments, BUP’s Business Advisory Board meets on a six-monthly basis to review their financial position, input on policy decisions and advise on progress according to the annual business commitments made to the University.
In addition to this Bristol University Press have an Editorial Board which ensures that all publications from the press represent the overarching vision for each subject area. Meeting monthly, the Editorial Board members consider, review and approve all publishing proposals presented by the Press for contract. This ensures that all publishing conforms to strict quality guidelines.
BUP is a member of the Association of University Presses[24], Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)[25], Publishers Association[26] and Independent Publishers Guild.
References
- ↑ Ingram Academic Services Signs Bristol University Press
- ↑ April 2021 Academic & Specialist | NewSouth Books
- ↑ Turpin Distribution
- ↑ "Scholarly Publishing: The University of Bristol Press Stands on Policy". Publishing Perspectives. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Policy Press and Bristol Uni create University of Bristol Press". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ Bristol, University of. "October: UBP-press | News and features | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Policy morphs into university press". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Bristol University Press on JSTOR". JSTOR. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "The Justice Diaries: Joshua Rozenberg". LEDUCATE. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "The Lies We Were Told: A Lecture by Simon Wren-Lewis • The Progressive Economy Forum". The Progressive Economy Forum. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Former university vice-chancellor launches new book exploring the role of higher education in society". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Publications by Bristol University Press: Ingenta Connect". www.ingentaconnect.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Sociology of Emotions". 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "LLCS JOURNAL". slls. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Home". www.ilpc.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "CFP for a new journal: Global Social Challenges Journal". ISA RC02 Economy & Society. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Browsing by Publisher: "Bristol University Press"". OAPEN. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Project MUSE". about.muse.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Publishing Partners". Knowledge Unlatched. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "IPA21 shortlist revealed!". www.independentpublishersguild.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "IPG reveals 2020 Independent Publishing Awards shortlists". www.independentpublishersguild.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ Hill, Mandy (2020). "The inaugural University Press Redux Sustainability Award". Cambridge Open Engage. doi:10.33774/coe-2020-58pgg. Retrieved 2022-03-31. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bristol University Press wins 2019 WebAward for bristoluniversitypress.co.uk". www.webaward.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Membership Directory". www.alpsp.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Members". Publishers Association. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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