Liverpool University Press, founded in 1899, is the third oldest university press in England after Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. It specialises in modern languages, literatures, history, and visual culture and currently publishes approximately 70 books a year and 25 journals. Books are distributed in North America by Oxford University Press.
The company has ongoing collaborations with Tate, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Bluecoat Chambers, Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, and National Museums Liverpool. Among its flagship journals, the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies has been published since 1923 and Town Planning Review celebrated its centenary in 2010.
In 2014, the company announced the launch of Modern Languages Open, its peer-reviewed open access online platform publishing research from across the modern languages.
Liverpool University Press is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.
See also
- University of Liverpool
References
Further reading
- Droop, J.P. The University Press of Liverpool : A Record of Progress, 1899-1946, with a Catalogue of All Publications. Liverpool University Press,1947
- Liverpool University Press Archive, University of Liverpool Library, Special Collections and Archives
External links
- Official website