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2019

University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide Library

University of Adelaide Press

2019 CONTACT:
Dr John Emerson, Publisher
Phone: +618 8313 4371
Email: press@adelaide.edu.au

Program Overview

The University of Adelaide Press publishes peer-reviewed scholarly monographs by academics across Australia and worldwide. Most titles are accessible in simultaneous print and open access electronic editions.

Publishing Activities Began: 2009
Location: Australia
Organization: Other
Stage (1–5): 4 - Growing
Open Access Focus (1–5): 5 - Completely
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 100%

Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
  • Professional staff: 2.5
  • Paraprofessional staff:
  • Graduate students:
  • Undergraduates:
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
  • Library Materials Budget: %
  • Library Operating Budget: 80%
  • Non-library Campus Budget: %
  • Endowment Income: %
  • Charitable Contributions: %
  • Grants: %
  • Sales Revenue: 5%
  • Licensing Revenue: %
  • Charge Backs: %
  • Other: 15%

Publishing Activities

All Library Publishing Activities:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 1
  • Monographs: 8
Open Access Publishing:
  • Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 1
  • Monographs: 7
Library-Administered University Press Publications:
  • Monographs: 8

Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Law
  • Medical Sciences
  • Economics
  • University history
Top Publications:
  • Magnesium in the Central Nervous System
  • Which Winegrapes are Grown Where?
  • Global Wine markets, 1860-2016
  • Coastal Management in Australia
  • Universities in Transition

Partners

Internal Partners: individual faculty
University Press Partners: University of Adelaide Press

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • images
  • text
Digital Preservation Strategy:
  • Portico
Additional Services:
  • author advisory – copyright
  • copy-editing
  • metadata
  • print-on-demand
  • typesetting

Additional Information

Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:
The University of Adelaide Press will be focusing on purely digital publications aligned within the University's overall 6 priority research areas.
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