Amherst College Press, founded in 2014, is a new university press (NUP)[1] sponsored by Amherst College, Massachusetts that specializes in open-access monographs.[2] Initially organized by members of the Amherst College Library,[3][4] the press issues books via the Fulcrum publishing platform.[5] The press, which is currently an affiliate of the Association of University Presses,[6] publishes all of its digital work through platinum open access licenses.[5][7]
| Parent company | Amherst College Library |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | acpress |
Amherst College Press, in partnership with Michigan Publishing and the Oberlin Group of Libraries, helped launch Lever Press in 2016.[8]
Publications edit
Book series edit
Notable book and monograph series published by Amherst College Press include the following:[7]
- "Public Works: Insights from the Humanities on Issues in the Public Square"
- "Studies in Ethnomusicology"
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Adema, Janneke; Stone, Graham (2017). "The Surge in New University Presses and Academic- Led Publishing: An Overview of a Changing Publishing Ecology in the UK". LIBER Quarterly. 27 (1). doi:10.18352/lq.10210. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "About Amherst College Press". Amherst College. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Kim, Andrew (March 13, 2014). "Press Aims to Provide Free Digital Content for All". The Amherst Student. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Howard, Jennifer (February 4, 2013). "For New Ideas in Scholarly Publishing, Look to the Library". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Bouloukos, Beth M. (November 9, 2022). "Varieties of University Press Business Models V: Open Access" (Guest post). H-Net. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Amherst College Press". Directory 2016: Information on Scholarly Presses in the U.S., Canada, and Overseas. Washington, DC: Association of American University Presses. 2016. pp. 30–31.
- ^ Free, David (2016). "Oberlin Group, Partners launch Lever Press". College & Research Libraries News. 77 (2): 58. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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