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| Emory University Press | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emory University Press |
| Parent | Emory University |
| Status | Active |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Distribution | University Press Distribution |
| Publications | Books, Scholarly Monographs |
Emory University Press is a scholarly publishing house associated with a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. It issues peer-reviewed monographs, edited volumes, and trade books across fields including theology, Judaic studies, Southern studies, and biography. The press collaborates with libraries, cultural institutions, and academic societies to produce works that engage with historical, literary, and religious subjects.
The press traces origins to institutional publishing efforts at Oxford University Press-style university publishing models and arose amid late 20th-century expansions in American scholarly publishing. Early administrative decisions were shaped by leaders connected to Emory University and by regional cultural institutions such as the Atlanta History Center and Atlanta University Center. Its development intersected with broader shifts in academic funding related to foundations like the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and grant programs from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Important moments included strategic hires with backgrounds from presses such as University of North Carolina Press, Duke University Press, Harvard University Press, and Yale University Press, and editorial projects tied to collections held by the Candler School of Theology, the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and partnerships with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
The press operates under the auspices of a private research institution governed by a Board of Trustees similar to boards at Princeton University, Columbia University, and Stanford University. Editorial oversight involves advisory committees composed of scholars associated with institutions like Harvard Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary (New York), University of Georgia, and the University of Chicago. Financial oversight engages university officers analogous to provosts and deans at Cornell University and grant officers who liaise with agencies including the American Council of Learned Societies and professional organizations such as the Modern Language Association and the American Historical Association.
The press publishes monographs and trade books on topics intersecting with authors affiliated with centers comparable to the Hebrew Union College, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture. Notable scholarly projects have treated figures and topics connected to Martin Luther King Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, William Faulkner, and archival sources from the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Edited collections have included essays tied to conferences at Oxford University, Cambridge University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and thematic series comparable to those at Johns Hopkins University Press and Indiana University Press. The press's catalog features works in Judaic studies linked to scholarship from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, biblical studies engaging scholars from Yale Divinity School, and Southern studies involving historians trained at University of Mississippi and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Books are distributed through arrangements similar to centralized university press consortia such as University Press of Florida and through services like a university press distribution center used by presses including Cornell University Press and University of Chicago Press. Partnerships extend to regional museums and cultural organizations like the High Museum of Art, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, and the Atlanta History Center, as well as library consortia comparable to the HathiTrust and OCLC. Cooperative publishing projects have involved presses such as Rutgers University Press, University of North Carolina Press, Duke University Press, and organizations like the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.
The press's books have received awards and honors from bodies such as the National Jewish Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize-associated committees, the American Historical Association prizes, and regional recognitions akin to the Georgia Author of the Year Awards. Individual titles have been finalists for prizes administered by institutions like the Modern Language Association, the American Library Association, and foundations including the Getty Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Digital programs reflect trends seen at other scholarly publishers such as University of Michigan Press and MIT Press, including partnerships for ebook distribution with platforms similar to Project MUSE, JSTOR, and the Directory of Open Access Books. The press has explored open-access options in coordination with library-led initiatives like the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition and consortia resembling the Council of Library and Information Resources to increase access to monographs and primary-source editions.
Category:Academic publishing companies of the United States Category:University presses