Academic Publishing
Cambridge University Press is one of the largest and most prestigious academic publishers in the world.
In both books and journals, the Cambridge imprint is a hallmark of the finest scholarly publishing and cutting-edge research, maintained through a commitment to the process of rigorous peer review.
By helping to pioneer developing technologies, we keep pace with the rapid changes in the market for books and journals, in print and in digital form. Recent developments include methods for keeping books in print for far longer than ever before and significant upgrades to the platforms used to deliver electronic content.
Academic publishing at Cambridge consists of the three longest-established areas of the Press's list: academic journals, academic books and Bibles.
Academic Journals
The range of Cambridge journals reflects the Press's aims as a scholarly publisher. Currently, almost 200 journals are produced for the global market, publishing the latest research in subjects from architecture to world trade. Some are owned by the Press itself, while others are published on behalf of learned and professional societies.
Delivery of journal content via the internet has led to new markets opening up across the world. These include libraries operating together as consortia, and institutions in the developing world becoming able to access journals for the first time. Cambridge is active in all these markets and works with many organizations to bring journals to research institutions across the globe. From North America to Sub-Saharan Africa, the dedication of Cambridge University Press to advancing knowledge is visible within our journals, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
Academic Books
Cambridge University Press is widely respected as a world leader in publishing for subjects as diverse as astronomy, Shakespeare studies, economics, mathematics and politics. In the sciences, the Press has published authors from William Harvey and Isaac Newton, through Rutherford, Einstein and Schrödinger, to Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose, alongside authoritative organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The Press publishes in such pioneering areas as bioinformatics, string theory, astrophysics and planetary science. In medicine, the acquisition of Greenwich Medical Media has expanded an already strong list to include exam-led and syllabus-led publishing. In the humanities and social sciences, the Press publishes Umberto Eco, Amartya Sen, Richard Rorty, Wole Soyinka and Noam Chomsky, together with agencies such as the World Trade Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
A firm commitment to publishing for students underpins a strong and growing commitment to textbooks. Fast-developing lists in medicine, law and business studies form the core of an expanding programme of publishing for the professional market. The shelves of university libraries around the world testify to our strength in monographic and reference publishing, including the renowned Cambridge Histories, and many series of scholarly editions, from Immanuel Kant to Jane Austen. Online, the Press publishes databases and full-text subject collections for access over the World Wide Web.
Bibles
Bible publishing provides a unique link between Cambridge's present, past and future. Cambridge is the world's oldest Bible publisher, having published its first volume in 1591. The latest major project is a new text of the King James (or Authorized) Version.
Cambridge today is uniquely recognized and respected for the fine quality and range of Bibles produced in a traditional and familiar style. Cambridge now publishes over a hundred prayer books and Bibles in a variety of modern translations, as well as the King James Version.
In its production techniques and in the quality of materials used, Cambridge still exhibits the meticulous care and attention to detail characteristic of its Bibles publishing over four centuries.