A New Mission Statement
01/11/2023
Penn Press recently adopted a new mission statement. In this post, excerpted from our 2022 Annual Report, the Press’s Director Mary Francis shares the new mission statement and reflects on… READ MORE
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#NextUP in Penn Press Journals: Journal of Disaster Studies
11/15/2022
Today’s post is a part of University Press Week 2022’s blog tour. We’re thrilled to join our peers in the university press community and celebrate UP week’s theme this year,… READ MORE
Open Access Week: Interview with the Editor of Observational Studies
10/27/2022
It’s International Open Access Week, when the academic and research communities recognize the Open Access (OA) movement’s impact on knowledge sharing across the globe. Penn Press has a growing OA… READ MORE
Open Access Week: Interview with the Editors of Pasados
10/25/2022
It’s International Open Access Week, when the academic and research communities recognize the Open Access (OA) movement’s impact on knowledge sharing across the globe. Penn Press has a growing OA… READ MORE
Penn Press Welcomes Clint Kimberling, New Director of Sales and Marketing
06/23/2022
As of May 16th, Clint Kimberling became Penn Press’ new Director of Sales and Marketing, joining us with more than 15 years of university press experience. His career began at… READ MORE
Penn Press Bids Goodbye to Senior Humanities Editor Jerome Singerman
08/17/2021
In June, Penn Press bid goodbye to one of our longest-serving colleagues, Senior Humanities Editor Jerome Singerman. Over more than thirty years at Penn Press Jerry built award-winning lists in… READ MORE
Intern Reflections: Nathalie Marquez
08/04/2021
Each summer, Penn Press welcomes interns to introduce them to the world of academic publishing, asking them to participate in the ongoing work of at least one of our departments… READ MORE
Penn Press to take on distribution of Wharton School Press books
07/08/2021
Effective July 1, the University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) will manage the distribution of Wharton School Press’s (WSP) frontlist and backlist titles, expanding the channels through which WSP sells… READ MORE
Intern Reflections: Rachel Swym
09/03/2020
Each summer, Penn Press welcomes interns to introduce them to the world of academic publishing, asking them to participate in the ongoing work of two of our four departments: Acquisitions,… READ MORE
Book promotion tips for authors during COVID-19
04/09/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing measures enacted to combat its spread have upended our lives in countless ways. For authors publishing scholarly books this spring (and quite possibly… READ MORE
