Athabasca University Press

{{Short description|Academic publisher}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Athabasca University Press | image = | caption = | parent = Athabasca University | status = | traded_as = | predecessor = | founded = 2007 | founder =  | successor = | country = Canada | headquarters = Athabasca, Alberta | distribution = {{bulleted list|UBC Press (Canada)<ref name=ubc>{{cite web |title=AU Press |url=https://www.ubcpress.ca/athabasca-university-press |publisher=University of British Columbia Press |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> | Chicago Distribution Center (US)<ref>{{cite web |title=Athabasca University Press |url=https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/publisher/pu3432515_3432521.html | publisher=University of Chicago Press |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> | Combined Academic Publishers (EMEA)<ref name=AsiaPacificDistr/>|Royden Muranaka (Asia Pacific)<ref name=AsiaPacificDistr>{{cite web |title=Ordering Information |url=https://www.aupress.ca/ordering/ |publisher=Athabasca University Press |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> }} | keypeople = | publications = | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = | owner = | numemployees = | website = }}

'''Athabasca University Press''' ('''AU Press''') is a scholarly publisher and a division of Athabasca University. Founded in 2007, the press was the first open-access publisher in Canada.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=30 June 2019 |title=Open-Access Monographs |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A591605786/STND?u=ksstate_ukans&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=dd28104c |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 May 2024 |newspaper=New Nation}}</ref> Domestically, the press's books are distributed by the University of British Columbia Press.<ref name=ubc/>

As of 2019, the press has published over 120 peer-reviewed books,<ref name=":1" /> which include titles in North American Western history, labour studies, distance and online education, and indigenous studies. AU Press has also published works of fiction, drama, poetry, and autobiography, both original and translated.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.aupress.ca/about-us/ |access-date=16 May 2024 |publisher=Athabasca University Press}}</ref> A number of the Press's titles have garnered academic awards, in fields ranging from history and archaeology to creative non-fiction to distance education; other titles have been recognized for their design.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards and Recognition |url=https://www.aupress.ca/awards-and-recognition/ |publisher=Athabasca University Press |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>

In addition to producing and selling printed books, AU Press also offers free digital access to their publications on its website.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Publish with us |url=http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/publish/ |access-date=16 May 2024 |publisher=Athabasca University Press}}</ref> Similarly, the AU Press imprint "Remix" publishes open access educational resources created by Athabasca University faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alary |first=Bryan |date=31 January 2024 |title=Athabasca University Press launches new publishing program for open educational resources |url=https://www.athabascau.ca/news/announcements/athabasca-university-press-launches-new-publishing-program-for-open-educational-resources |access-date=16 May 2024 |website= |publisher=Athabasca University |language=en-US}}</ref> All works are licensed under a Creative Commons license.<ref name=":0" />

The press is currently a member of the Association of University Presses,<ref name="AUP Membership">{{cite web |title=Our Members |url=https://aupresses.org/membership/membership-list/ |access-date=January 30, 2023 |publisher=Association of University Presses}}</ref> Association of Canadian University Presses,<ref>{{cite web |title=Membership |url=http://acup-apuc.ca/members-directory/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |publisher=ACUP}}</ref> and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athabasca University Press |url=https://bookpublishers.ab.ca/publishers/athabasca-university-press/ |access-date=16 May 2024 |website=Book Publishers Association of Alberta |language=en-CA}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Literature|Canada}} * List of university presses

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[https://www.aupress.ca/ Athabasca University Press]

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