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Amherst College Press

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Amherst College Press
Parent companyAmherst College Library
Founded2014
Publication typesBooks
Official websiteacpress.amherst.edu

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]

Amherst College Press, in partnership with Michigan Publishing and the Oberlin Group of Libraries, helped launch Lever Press in 2016.[8]

Publications

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Book series

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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): 97–126. doi:10.18352/lq.10210. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "About Amherst College Press". Amherst College. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Kim, Andrew (March 13, 2014). "Press Aims to Provide Free Digital Content for All". The Amherst Student. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Howard, Jennifer (February 4, 2013). "For New Ideas in Scholarly Publishing, Look to the Library". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Free, David (2016). "Oberlin Group, Partners launch Lever Press". College & Research Libraries News. 77 (2): 58. doi:10.5860/crln.77.2.9440. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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