The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) warmly welcomes the LSE Press as a Regular Member, to its global community of more than 160 publishers committed to the highest caliber of research-based scholarship. Founded in 2018 as a fully open access university press at the London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Press is a champion of the value of the social sciences in addressing contemporary global challenges. It currently has 26 book titles in print and supports 5 journals, including LSE Public Policy Review andthe Journal of Long-Term Care.
A new university press also has joined the Association as an Introductory Member. The George Washington University Press is a teaching press managed and staffed by students under the direction of the university’s Graduate Program in Publishing faculty. It will publish peer-reviewed, open-access books and journals aligned with the university’s mission as well as open educational resources, open-access journals, technical reports, and conference reports for the university’s faculty and students.
About AUPresses membership
Scholarly publishers join the Association to support both their day-to-day work and their broader mission to disseminate the fruits of scholarship widely. AUPresses members uphold the highest standards of editorial rigor and peer review in their publication programs, enacting a common commitment to scholarship, the academy, and society.
Association members are classified in three categories—Regular, Affiliate, and Introductory. All AUPresses members are non-profit, have established the scholarly character of their publishing programs including both peer review processes and editorial board review in the case of Regular Members, and meet certain additional eligibility requirements related to staff structure, size, and annual publication output. Introductory memberships may last up to 5 years, during which time the press uses the Association’s membership resources to help develop into a scholarly publishing program that meets either Regular or Affiliate eligibility requirements. All membership nominations are evaluated by the Association’s Admissions and Standards Committee; Regular and Affiliate members are approved by the Association’s Board of Directors and by a vote of all Regular members.