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| Ain Shams University Press | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ain Shams University Press |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Country | Egypt |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Publications | Books, journals, monographs, textbooks |
| Topics | Medicine, Engineering, Law, Humanities, Islamic Studies, Social Sciences |
Ain Shams University Press is the academic publishing arm associated with a Cairo-based public university. It issues scholarly monographs, textbooks, conference proceedings, and periodicals tied to faculties and research centers across Cairo, Alexandria, and regional campuses. The press collaborates with Egyptian and international scholars, research institutes, and professional societies to disseminate works in Arabic and English.
The press traces roots to mid-20th century expansion linked to postwar Egyptian higher education reforms, with institutional ties to Cairo University, Al-Azhar University, Helwan University, Mansoura University, Alexandria University, Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University and faculties that emerged after the 1952 Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Early directors engaged with figures and institutions such as Taha Hussein, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment, National Research Centre (Egypt), Ministry of Higher Education (Egypt), Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo and regional publishers in Amman, Beirut, London, Paris and New York. Periodic reforms mirrored national initiatives like the 1956 Suez Crisis aftermath restructuring and later regulatory shifts influenced by agreements such as the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam debates and collaborations with UNESCO offices in Cairo. Links to research networks include Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, African Union, European Commission, Fulbright Program, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and bilateral ties with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley and University of Toronto.
The press functions within university governance alongside the Supreme Council of Universities (Egypt), reporting to deans of faculties such as Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ain Shams University and research units like the Environmental Research Center (Ain Shams), Center for Coptic Studies, Institute of African Research and Studies and the Center for Women and Gender Studies. Editorial boards draw on scholars affiliated with American University in Cairo, German University in Cairo, British Council Egypt, Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Max Planck Society, Royal Society, Egyptian Medical Syndicate and professional associations such as Egyptian Bar Association and Engineers Syndicate (Egypt). Administrative divisions include editorial, production, legal, rights and distribution departments, liaising with entities like Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality, Al-Ahram Foundation, Dar Al-Ma'arif, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and university libraries including the Faculty of Engineering Library, Ain Shams.
The catalog spans series in Medicine, linking to clinical departments and hospitals such as Cairo University Hospitals, Ain Shams Specialized Hospital, Kasr El Aini Hospital; engineering series connected to Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University research groups; legal texts tied to bar examinations; and humanities titles in collaboration with institutes like Coptic Museum, Egyptian Antiquities Authority, Supreme Council of Antiquities and archaeological projects at Giza Necropolis, Saqqara, Luxor. The press issues peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings from events like the Cairo International Book Fair, monograph series supporting grants from ICARDA, World Bank, IFAD, and textbooks for curricula mapped to standards from the Supreme Council of Universities (Egypt), with cross-listings in catalogs of Library of Congress, British Library and Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The press supports curricula across faculties including collaborations with Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University and postgraduate programs linked to Egyptian National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, National Research Centre (Egypt), Cairo Regional Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction. It facilitates academic promotion by publishing theses and habilitations used in review committees for positions assessed by the Supreme Council of Universities (Egypt), external examiners from University of Manchester, University of Paris, University of Heidelberg and international peer reviewers associated with Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis and Wiley.
Distribution channels include university bookstores, trade distributors operating in Cairo, regional distributors in Alexandria, Assiut, Luxor, and partnerships with international academic wholesalers and digital platforms such as catalog listings in WorldCat, digital archives collaborating with HathiTrust, and regional digital libraries in Arab World Digital Library. The press engages with copyright offices including the Egyptian Patent Office and networks for translation and rights with agents in Beirut, Istanbul, Doha, Riyadh and Western rights markets in London, New York and Los Angeles.
Notable authors published include faculty and visiting scholars associated with names and institutions such as Taha Hussein, Edward Said, Naguib Mahfouz, Yehia Hakki, Ibrahim Nagi, Zaki Naguib Mahmoud, Farouk Hosny, Ahmed Zewail, Mohamed ElBaradei, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Ahdaf Soueif, Laila Ahmed, Montasser el-Zayat, Samir Amin, Hisham Sharabi, Fouad Ajami, Rezan Gündoğan and contributors from institutions including American University of Beirut, Cairo University, Al-Azhar University, University of Alexandria, Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University and international collaborators from Harvard University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University.
Works from the press have been cited in scholarship and recognized in academic forums, exhibitions at Cairo International Book Fair, prizes associated with Arab Publishers Association, and academic awards tied to institutions such as Bibliotheca Alexandrina and honors from ministries including the Ministry of Culture (Egypt). Collaborative projects have received funding and recognition from international bodies including UNESCO, World Bank, European Union, Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation and prizes adjudicated by juries with members from University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Sorbonne University.
Category:Academic publishing companies of Egypt