Rutgers University Press
Rutgers University Press (RUP) is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operating in New Brunswick, New Jersey under the auspices of Rutgers University.[2]
Founded
1936
Chicago Distribution Center (US)
UBC Press (Canada)
Eurospan Group (Europe)[1]
Micah Kleit (Director)
History[edit]
Rutgers University Press, a nonprofit academic publishing house operating in New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the auspices of Rutgers University, was founded on March 26, 1936. Since then, the press has grown in size and the scope of its publishing program. Among the original areas of specialization were Civil War history and European history. The press’ current areas of specialization include sociology, anthropology, health policy, history of medicine, human rights, urban studies, Jewish studies, American studies, film and media studies, the environment, and books about New Jersey and the mid–Atlantic region. The press consists of a small team of 18 full-time staff members.[3]
Publishing partnerships[edit]
In 2018, Rutgers University Press entered into a partnership with Bucknell University Press.[4]
In 2021, Rutgers University Press entered into a partnership with University of Delaware Press.[5]
Open access[edit]
Rutgers is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.[6]