Athabasca University Press

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Athabasca University Press
Parent companyAthabasca University
Founded2007
Country of originCanada
Headquarters locationAthabasca, Alberta
DistributionUBC Press (Canada)
University of Washington Press (US)
Combined Academic Publishers (EMEA)
East-West Export Books (Asia Pacific)[1]
Official websitewww.aupress.ca

Athabasca University Press (or AU Press) is a scholarly publisher and a division of Athabasca University. Since its 2007 founding, the Press has published over 120 peer-reviewed books, which include titles in North American Western history, labour studies, distance and online education, and indigenous studies. AU Press has also published works of fiction, drama, poetry, and autobiography, both original and translated. A number of the Press's titles have garnered academic awards, in fields ranging from history and archaeology to creative non-fiction to distance education; other titles have been recognized for their design.[2] AU Press also publishes websites with content that has scholarly parameters and standards, especially grey literature on distance learning; and primary sources in labour studies, Métis and Aboriginal Studies, gender studies, and the environment.[3]

AU Press allows users to freely access digital publications from its website, in addition to producing and selling printed books. All works are licensed under a Creative Commons license, in which users may reproduce the material for non-commercial purposes, provided that they give credit to the original author.[4]

The press is currently a member of the Association of University Presses.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ How To Order
  2. ^ List of award-winning books published by AU Press
  3. ^ About Athabasca University Press
  4. ^ Hildebrandt, Walter. "Publish with us". Athabasca University Press. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  5. ^ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved January 30, 2023.