Scholarly Publishing

19

Jul

Announcing New Leadership at the University of California Press

Erich van Rijn will serve as the Director of UC Press and Kim Robinson will serve as the Deputy Director.

27

Jun

The 2023 Association of University Presses Virtual Meeting: A Report

Each June, university presses from all over the world are invited to attend and participate in the annual industry conference of the Association of University Presses. Here, seasoned professionals and those in …

25

May

Behind the Scenes: Who’s Who of Editors

“Behind the Scenes” series uncovers elements of book-making and publishing that make up our industry. A book represents a physical object that took the creative labor of a variety of people and …

06

Jan

Ask Our Staff: What Does a Book Publicist Do?

In this video, our Associate Publicity Director Emily Grandstaff provides a brief overview of what to expect when it comes to book publicity, including what publicity is, what kinds of tasks a book publicist typically handles, and what authors can do to support publicity efforts.

23

Sep

Call for Editor: Music Perception

University of California Press (UC Press) is seeking applicants for editor of the journal Music Perception. The new editorship will begin July 1, 2023 following the end of Editor Kate Stevens’s term. …

19

Sep

Peer Review Week 2022: An interview with Collabra: Psychology’s Eiko Fried

Openness is necessary to allow the research community, journalists, policy makers, and other stakeholders to evaluate research. Without transparency, only the researchers who carried out the research can evaluate their own findings

25

Jul

Editor Spotlight: Meet our new Science Editor, Chloe Layman

As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Editor Chloe Layman to talk about her role as the new Sciences Editor, what kinds of projects she’s looking for, …

29

Apr

Leadership Transition at University of California Press

UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Michael T. Brown, announced that Tim Sullivan is stepping down from his position as Executive Director of University of California Press, effective Friday, April 29.

28

Feb

Advice on Book Publishing, from Our Editors

Are you a scholar who’s interested in publishing a book, but aren’t sure how to get started? Here’s some of the advice that our editors often share with academic book authors — …

10

Feb

Hundreds of international scientists, 12 months on an icebreaker in the Arctic: Elementa’s MOSAiC Expedition Special Feature

“We hope that MOSAiC data lays the foundation for research on Arctic processes for many years to come and will improve not only our general understanding, but also our predictive capabilities in this region of the world.”