果冻影院 launches UK's first fully Open Access university press

27 May 2015

果冻影院 is pleased to announce the launch of 果冻影院 Press, the University's in house publishing arm.

果冻影院 Press will be the first fully Open Access university press in the UK with all books, journals and monographs freely available online, creating a diverse and accessible global knowledge resource.

果冻影院 Press aims to combine responsiveness, innovation and quality publishing to become the Open Access publisher of choice for authors, editors and readers. Using a range of Open Access platforms, 果冻影院 Press will publish cutting-edge research across all topics with books submitted by both 果冻影院 and non-果冻影院 authors.

The Press will mainly focus on scholarly monographs, textbooks and journals and its three inaugural titles include: Temptation in the Archives by Lisa Jardine, Treasures from 果冻影院 by Gillian Furlong and The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections by Alice Stevenson.

The founding ethos of 果冻影院 Press builds upon 果冻影院's wider commitment to communicating and engaging with the world. Open Access ensures academic research is accessible to everyone, as all publications are freely available online with no payment restrictions.

Paul Ayris, Director of Library Services and Chief Executive of 果冻影院 Press says: "Universities have a real chance to take a more proactive approach to publishing and research dissemination. 果冻影院 has been at the forefront of promoting Open Access, and the launch of 果冻影院 Press is the next step in our commitment to making academic work as accessible as possible."

Lara Speicher, Publishing Manager of 果冻影院 Press says: "We have already had an overwhelming response to our first call for proposals which shows the increasing demand from researchers for Open Access publishing. We look forward to developing the Press further in the coming years and creating a publishing programme as innovative and unique as 果冻影院 itself."

All titles published by 果冻影院 Press will be made available in Open Access digital form, as well as in print and e-book formats available commercially.

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