University of Wisconsin Press

Who We Are and What We Publish The University of Wisconsin Press is a not-for-profit publisher of books and journals. We select the books using a careful process of review by Press staff, outside experts, and a board of University of Wisconsin faculty. Each of our journal issues also undergoes a rigorous peer-review process. (We are not a printing firm; we do not do work for hire.) Since our founding in 1936 and the publication of our first book in 1937, the press has published and distributed more than 3,000 titles. We have nearly 1,500 titles currently in print, including books of general interest (biography, fiction, natural history, poetry, photography, fishing, food, travel, etc.), scholarly books (African studies, American studies, anthropology, art, classics, environmental studies, ethnic studies, film, gay & lesbian studies, history, Jewish studies, literary criticism, Slavic studies, etc.), and regional books about Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. We publish and distribute new books each year in these fields. Our book series include the Wisconsin Poetry Series; Critical Human Rights; New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies; Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiography; Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture; The George L. Mosse Series in the History of European Culture, Sexuality, and Ideas; Wisconsin Film Studies; The Warren Moon Series in Art and Archaeology; and Women and Gender in Africa. We publish thirteen peer-reviewed academic journals in the humanities and social sciences, several of which have been with the press since the inception of the Journals Division in 1965. With our journals, we endeavor to extend the influence of the academic community beyond the library, laboratory, and classroom to improve people's lives throughout the world. Although we publish many books and journals by University of Wisconsin System faculty, we also publish works from scholars around the United States and the world. We have co-published English-language books with publishers in England, Ireland, Turkey, Italy, and Japan. UW Press books have been translated into dozens of foreign languages. We also distribute and/or publish books for other institutions. Our mission embodies the Wisconsin Idea by publishing work of distinction that serves the people of Wisconsin and the world.