Stephanie Williams, Director of the Wayne State University Press in Detroit, Michigan, took over as the new AUpresses’ president at the 2026 AUPresses Annual Meeting, which wrapped up on June 15 in Seattle.
AAP Announces 2026 PROSE Award Winners, with Cambridge University Press Taking the R.R. Hawkins Award
Cambridge University Press Managing Director Mandy Hill said receiving the prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award was “a real honor for Cambridge” and “an extraordinary achievement” for Eltis.
AAP’s StatShot: US Industry Was Down 1.3 Percent in June
The United States’ market, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report, was down in June 1.7 percent year to date.
Academic Publishing: Cambridge and Max Planck in Open-Access Partnership
The German and British academic publishing programs Max Planck and Cambridge reach a new open-access deal.
UK: Cambridge University Press Publishes a 2,000th ‘Element’
With its 2,000th article titled ‘Elitism vs. Populism,’ the Cambridge Elements program demonstrates its timeliness and short format.
University Presses Cite World Publishers’ Design Work
Denmark, Hong Kong, Australia, England, Guam, and Canada are winners of almost 20 recognitions in the ‘Book, Jacket, and Journal Show.’
A Win in Ukraine’s Academic ‘Metadata War’
‘Preserving global trust in academic systems’ is involved in some coordinated reactions to illicit ISSN usage in Ukraine.
United States Prose Awards: 2025 Category Winners
With 101 shortlistees, the AAP’s PROSE Awards for academic, scholarly, and research publishing announces 37 category winners.
University Press Week: OUP Opens New Award Program
During University Press Week, Oxford University Press, announces a new award for early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
Association of University Presses: A 13th University Press Week
The Association of University Presses opens another University Press Week promotion with readings and events for consumers.