{{Short description|British publisher of academic books and journals}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use British English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Edinburgh University Press | image = 180px | caption = | parent = University of Edinburgh | status = | traded_as = | predecessor = | founded = | founder = <!-- or | founders = --> | successor = | country = United Kingdom | headquarters = Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | distribution = Macmillan Distribution (UK, Europe, and Middle East)<br>Ingram (The Americas)<br>New South Books (Australia and New Zealand)<br>Taylor and Francis (Asia)<ref>{{Cite web| title = Distribution – Edinburgh University Press| access-date = 23 October 2017| url = https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/information/sales-distribution/distribution}}</ref> | keypeople = | publications = Books, academic journals | topics = | genre = | imprints = | revenue = £4.05 million<ref name="results2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.euppublishing.com/pb-assets/EUPAR20web-1611735433367-1641809884517.pdf |title=Edinburgh University Press Annual Report 2021 |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> | owner = | numemployees = | website = {{URL|https://euppublishing.com}} }}
'''Edinburgh University Press''' ('''EUP''') is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
==History== Edinburgh University Press was founded in the 1940s and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh in 1992.<ref>Archived. {{citeweb |title=Edinburgh University Press |url=http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/crc/collections/special-collections/rare-books-and-manuscripts/rare-books-directory-section/edinburgh-university-press |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=1 December 2013 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307090937/http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/crc/collections/special-collections/rare-books-and-manuscripts/rare-books-directory-section/edinburgh-university-press |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Books and journals published by the press carry the imprimatur of the University of Edinburgh. All proposed publishing projects are appraised and approved by the Press Committee, which consists of academics from the university. Since August 2004, the Press has had Charitable Status.<ref name=about>{{cite web |url=http://www.euppublishing.com/page/aboutUs |title=About Us |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |access-date=1 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730001001/http://www.euppublishing.com/page/aboutUs |archive-date=30 July 2012 }}</ref>
In November 2013, Edinburgh University Press acquired Dundee University Press for an undisclosed sum, with a stated aim to increase textbook and digital sales, with a particular focus on law.<ref name=2.37>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dundee-acquired-edinburgh |title=Dundee UP acquired by Edinburgh |date=4 November 2013 |first=Lisa |last=Campbell |publisher=The Bookseller |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-24810949 |title=Edinburgh University Press buys Dundee publisher |date=4 November 2013 |work=BBC News |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref> Brodies advised Edinburgh University Press on the terms of the acquisition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brodies.com/news/brodies-news/brodies-advised-edinburgh-university-press |title=Brodies advised Edinburgh University Press |publisher=Brodies |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
==Publishing== Edinburgh University Press publishes a range of research publications, which include scholarly monographs and reference works, as well as materials which are available on-line. The press also publishes textbooks for students and lecturers.<ref name=about/> The press publishes around 205 books and 42 journals each year.<ref name=jstor>{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/publisher/eup |title=Edinburgh University Press |publisher=JSTOR |access-date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
Edinburgh University Press publishes mostly in humanities and social sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Features/Publisher-of-the-Month/EUP |title=Publisher of the Month: Edinburgh University Press |publisher=Books from Scotland |access-date=1 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011824/http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Features/Publisher-of-the-Month/EUP |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euppublishing.com/page/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref>
===Ebooks=== The press participates in the ebook platforms University Press Scholarship Online (as Edinburgh Scholarship Online),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edinburgh.universitypressscholarship.com/ |title=Edinburgh Scholarship Online |publisher=University Press Scholarship Online |access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref> Books at JSTOR<ref>{{cite web |url=http://about.jstor.org/tags/books-jstor |title=Books at JSTOR |publisher=JSTOR |access-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210105253/http://about.jstor.org/tags/books-jstor |archive-date= Dec 10, 2015}}</ref> and University Publishing Online,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/eup-boydell-join-university-publishing-online |title=EUP & Boydell join University Publishing Online |date=11 September 2012 |first=Lisa |last=Campbell |publisher=The Bookseller |access-date=1 December 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025042/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/eup-boydell-join-university-publishing-online.html |archive-date= Dec 3, 2013 }}</ref> and also works with a number of ebook aggregators.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/information/librarians |title=Librarian Orders: Ebooks for Libraries |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |access-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919203021/https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/information/librarians |archive-date= Sep 19, 2016 }}</ref> In collaboration with TannerRitchie Publishing and Birlinn Ltd, it publishes the ''Scotland's History Online,'' a major collection of new and backlist academic Scottish historical research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wp.scotlandshistoryonline.com/|title=Scotland's History Online|date=1 February 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Open access=== EUP supports both gold and green open access publishing,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/information/publish-with-us/open-access |title=Open Access |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> and is one of 13 publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/good-for/publishers/|title=Good for publishers|work=knowledgeunlatched.org}}</ref>
== List of journals ==
* ''African Journal of International and Comparative Law'' * ''Architectural Heritage'' * ''Archives of Natural History''
* ''Ben Jonson Journal''
* ''Comparative Critical Studies'' * ''Corpora''
* ''Dance Research'' * ''Derrida Today''
* ''Edinburgh Law Review''
* ''Film-Philosophy''
* ''Innes Review'' * ''International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing''
* ''Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies'' * ''Journal of Beckett Studies'' * ''Journal of British Cinema and Television'' * ''Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies'' * ''Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies'' * ''Journal of Qur'anic Studies'' * ''Journal of Scottish Historical Studies'' * ''Journal of Scottish Philosophy''
* ''Oxford Literary Review''
* ''Paragraph'' * ''Psychoanalysis and History''
* ''Scottish Archaeological Journal'' * ''The Scottish Historical Review'' * ''Studies in World Christianity''
* ''Translation and Literature''
* ''Word Structure''
==Business== The trustees normally meet five times a year, and are responsible for the conduct of the Edinburgh University Press.<ref name=about/>
Edinburgh University Press achieved combined book and journal revenues of over £4,000,000 for the year ending 31 July 2021, a 9% increase on the previous year, earning a profit of £316,000.<ref name=results2020/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.euppublishing.com Official website – Corporate information and journals publishing programme] *[https://edinburghuniversitypress.com Official website – books publishing programme]
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