Welcome

Introduction

In 2003 The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Margaret Sheil accepted a recommendation from the Director that the University of Wollongong Press be relaunched and be put on a new basis. This relaunch combines three new elements:

A close relationship between the University Press and Halstead Press, a small, long-established Sydney publisher;
A new Management Committee and Editorial Board, the later broadly representative of campus research strengths; and,
A business plan emphasising the role of the Press in "show-casing" the University's research capacities.

About UOWP

The University Press combines a small team of scholars to oversee selection and review of manuscripts with the marketing and distribution expertise of Sydney’s long established Halstead Press. This symbiosis provides professional and commercial experience to the university and an increased involvement in academic publishing for Halstead.

History

The University Press has existed for over two decades - in that time a range of scholarly monographs and edited conference papers have been published. During much of this time commercial distribution was handled by an agent. These arrangements relied on the enthusiasm of a few individual academics, and in 2003 the University resolved to upgrade the operation of the Press with a formal structure of Editorial and Management Boards and seeding funding to establish the collaboration with Halstead.

Policy

The University of Wollongong Press seeks to disseminate exciting scholarship, showcasing its own research strengths and work from elsewhere relating to these areas of interest. For details, please check the UoW website: http://www.uow.edu.au/research/strengths/index.html

University of Wollongong
Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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