Peer Review: The Lifeblood of Scholarly Publishing
09/14/2026
September 14 to 18 is Peer Review Week and the team at Penn Press wishes to thank the many scholars who serve as peer reviewers for our books and journals,… READ MORE
Category: Penn Press News
2027 journals program updates: new acquisitions and pricing
07/15/2026
The University of Pennsylvania Press journals program will welcome two new titles in 2027, the International Bulletin of Mission Research and New Labor Forum. Read on for more information about… READ MORE
International Bulletin of Mission Research Announces New Publishing Partnership with Penn Press Beginning in 2027
05/13/2026
The International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR), one of the most respected journals in the field of World Christianity and mission studies, is pleased to announce that beginning in 2027… READ MORE
Three Penn Press Titles Join Open Journal Collective
02/12/2026
Three journals from the University of Pennsylvania Press will participate in the 2026 Open Journals Collective (OJC), an initiative that enables stakeholders to collectively fund Diamond Open Access (OA) journals,… READ MORE
Reflections from GradFUTURES Fellow Lindsay Van Horn
02/11/2026
Today’s post comes from Lindsay Van Horn, a PhD candidate in political theory at Princeton University who recently completed an internship in the Marketing Department through Princeton’s GradFUTURES Social Impact… READ MORE
A New Library at a South Philadelphia Public High School—and Penn Press’s Important Role
12/19/2025
Today’s post comes from Penn Press’s Senior Editor Bob Lockhart, who recently attended the opening of the new library at a local public school here in Philadelphia. Read on to… READ MORE
TIP, Penn Press, and Penn GSE Bring New Knowledge of Philadelphia to Classrooms in Time for the Semiquincentennial
12/15/2025
Today’s post comes from Edward Epstein, who is the Alan J. Lee Director of the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, he shares an exciting… READ MORE
The Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies joins Penn Press, announces new editorial vision, and launches a refreshed design
11/19/2025
Penn Press is thrilled to announce that the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) will be joining its journals program in 2026. JSAMES is a quarterly, peer-reviewed… READ MORE
How Participation in the Project MUSE Subscribe to Open Program Has Impacted Usage for Penn Press Journals
10/24/2025
It’s International Open Access Week (October 20 to 26, 2025), a time when Open Access supporters in the research community share their experiences making scholarship openly available to the global… READ MORE
Jewish Quarterly Review to become Open Access in 2026
09/18/2025
Penn Press and the Katz Center are delighted to announce a new chapter in the history of the Jewish Quarterly Review. Beginning with the winter 2026 issue (JQR 116.1), all… READ MORE
