Participating publishers and their collections

2027

New: ~125
Backlist: ~950
Top disciplines: History, Jewish Studies, Slavic Studies, Language & Literature, Religion, European Studies, Political Science, Security Studies, Sociology, and Philosophy

The Academic Studies Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 125 new releases in 2027 and nearly 950 backlist titles while participating, including over 130 open access works. 

Academic Studies Press advances knowledge and understanding across the humanities and social sciences, with particular emphasis on Jewish Studies and Slavic Studies. Through monographs, critical companions, translations, and scholarly commentaries, the press champions innovative ideas, expands access to classic works, and inspires dialogue.

The collection spans Jewish and Slavic history and culture. Key series include Antisemitism Studies; Classics in Judaica; The Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy; Jewish Thought, Jewish History: New Studies; Companions to Russian Literature; Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries; Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures, and History; and Ukrainian Studies.

2027

New: ~100
Backlist: 2,390+
Top disciplines: Anthropology, History, Sociology, European Studies, Political Science, Religion, Film Studies, Security Studies, Military Studies, and Jewish Studies

The Berghahn Books Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 100 new releases in 2027 and over 2,390 backlist titles while participating, including 190 open access works. The publishing program reflects the subjects that define Berghahn’s identity and growth, supporting and developing early career academics while also publishing titles from some of the biggest names in their respective fields.

The collection spans modern European history, Holocaust and genocide studies, German and Jewish studies, social and cultural anthropology, migration, environmental studies, archaeology, gender studies, and film studies.

Key series include Forced Migration, the EASA series, and Dislocations. New series include Catastrophes in Context, Anthropology’s Ancestors, African Worlds: New Interdisciplinary Perspectives, and SIEF Series in Ethnology and Folklore: New Directions in the Study of Everyday Life, Past and Present.

Notable titles include Lying as a Principle of Governance by Bruno Frank and Andrew S. Gross, Neo-Slavery in the Era of World Wars – The European Powers, 1914–1945 by Michael Seidman, Queer in Azerbaijan – Violence, Survival and the Politics of Resistance by Ramil Zamanov, and Walking in Folklore and Ethnology – Themes, Practices and Methods for the Extraordinary and the Everyday, edited by Tina Paphitis, Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch and Simon Poole.

2026

New: ~100
Backlist: 2,200+
Subjects covered: Anthropology, Archaeology, Environment, Film, Gender, German and Jewish Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Migration, Modern European History

The Berghahn Books Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~100 new releases in 2026 and 2,200+ backlist titles while participating, including 160 open access works. The collection spans Modern European History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, German and Jewish Studies, social and cultural anthropology, migration, environmental studies, archaeology, gender studies, and film studies. Specializing in anthropology and sociology, new additions include: Investigating Online Heritage Crime by David Huffer and Evie Handby; Small Adults or Big Kids? by Christopher Avery and David Thacher; Death, Commemoration, and Cultural Meaning by Raffaella Spinelli and Richard Lacy, Managing Pandemics in Early Modern Germany, edited by Peter Hess, and more. Key series include Forced Migration–Multidisciplinary research on migration, refugees, and displacement; EASA Series: contemporary social-anthropology topics including queer & trans lives, inequality, education.

2027

New: 20+
Backlist: 280+
Top disciplines: History, European Studies, Language & Literature, Political Science, Philosophy, Religion, British Studies, Sociology, African Studies, and Security Studies

The British Academy Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to more than 20 new releases in 2027 and over 280 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 35 open access works and two Path to Open titles. 

The British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, has a publishing tradition dating to 1905. Its program provides a unique record of—and showcase for—British scholarship across these fields.

This is the largest and most complete collection of British Academy publications to date. It will continue to grow through new releases and an ambitious ongoing project to digitize the Academy’s extensive backlist.

Key series include the Proceedings of the British Academy, which provides a unique record of British scholarship in the humanities and social sciences through themed volumes which are each a landmark in their field, and British Academy Monographs, written by outstanding British Academy-supported early career scholars. Additional series include Fontes Historiae Africanae (Sources of African History), Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi (British Authors of the Middle Ages), and Records of Social and Economic History.

Notable highlights include British Academy Shorts, a series of short-form open access publications created alongside the British Academy’s annual themed public event seasons. Each title offers a focused and thought provoking exploration of the topics and debates shaping contemporary society, inviting readers to engage with the big ideas that are defining and shaping the world around us.

2027

New: ~150
Backlist: ~3,850
Top disciplines: History, Language & Literature, Political Science, European Studies , American Studies, Sociology, Asian Studies, Security Studies, Slavic Studies, and International Relations

The Cornell University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 150 new releases in 2027 and nearly 3,850 backlist titles while participating, including over 315 open access works. 

Established in 1869 as the first American university press, Cornell University Press publishes influential, peer-reviewed scholarship of lasting significance.

The collection spans history, literature, political science, European and American studies, sociology, Asian and Slavic studies, security studies, and international relations. Distinctive imprints include ILR Press, specializing in labor, workplace, management, and social policy; Comstock Publishing Associates, focused on science, nature, and the environment; Cornell East Asia Series; and Northern Illinois University Press, known for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.

Key series include Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Medieval Societies, Religions, and Cultures; Cornell Modern Indonesia Project; and NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

2026

New: ~150
Backlist: 3,700+
Subjects covered: Area Studies, Humanities, Labor and Employment Relations, Life Sciences, Literature, Medieval History, Natural Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences

The Cornell University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~150 new releases in 2026 and 3,700+ backlist titles while participating, including 300+ open access works. As the first university press established in the United States, CUP publishes authoritative and forward-looking scholarship that spans the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Cornell is also one of the leading publishers in medieval history, with a distinguished list that complements its strengths in literature, politics, and area studies, including notable depth in Asian, Russian, and New York State topics. The press’ life sciences and natural history titles—including acclaimed field guides—are issued under the Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, while ILR Press offers a distinguished list in labor and employment relations, health care professions, and human resources.

2027

New: ~120
Backlist: 3,370+
Top disciplines: History, Anthropology, American Studies, Sociology, Latin American Studies, Language & Literature, Gender Studies, Political Science, Asian Studies, and Feminist & Women’s Studies

The Duke University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 120 new releases in 2027 and over 3,370 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 225 open access works. 

Duke University Press (DUP) celebrated 100 years of publishing in 2026 and is a premiere publisher in groundbreaking fields such as queer and trans studies and critical theory, helping to center marginalized voices and expand global societal discussions.

The collection spans anthropology, art history, Asian Studies, cultural and ethnic studies, gender and sexuality studies, Latin American studies, political theory, and queer studies.

Notable highlights for 2027 include new books by returning authors: More Than an Ocean: Reflections of a Diasporic Daughter by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Memory Care: Essays on Forgetting by Jennifer C. Nash, and Worlding: Finding a Way in Broken Times, by Kathleen Stewart.

2026

New: ~120
Backlist: 3,200+
Subjects covered: Anthropology, Art History, Asian Studies, Cultural and Ethnic Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Theory, Queer Studies

The Duke University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~120 new releases in 2026 and 3,200+ backlist titles while participating, including 100+ open access works. Key subject areas span anthropology, Art History and theory, Asian studies, cultural studies, ethnic studies, gender and sexuality studies, Latin American studies, and political theory. Celebrating 100 years of publishing in 2026, DUP is a premiere publisher of pathbreaking subject areas including queer and trans studies and critical theory—centering marginalized voices and expanding global societal discussions.

2027

New: ~60
Backlist: ~1,300
Top disciplines: Language & Literature, Philosophy, History, Religion, Political Science, American Studies, Sociology, European Studies, Art & Art History, and Gender Studies

The Fordham University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 60 new releases in 2027 and nearly 1,300 backlist titles while participating, including almost 70 open access works. 

Reflecting Fordham University Press’s interdisciplinary strengths, the collection spans philosophy and critical theory, religion and theology, history, literary and cultural studies, politics, and New York studies. 

Key series include Catholic Practice in the Americas, Critical Studies in Italian Migrations, Fordham Series in Medieval Studies, Perspectives in Continental Philosophy, Polis: Fordham Series in Urban Studies, and Theoria: Sightlines into Late Ancient Religion.

Notable highlights include The Future Belongs to Us: Dissent, Intimacy, and the Revolutionary Spirit in Sri Lanka by Harini Amarasuriya, Sidharthan Maunaguru, and Jonathan Spencer; Epic Harlem: A Narrative History by Herb Boyd; and We Are All Lichens: The World-Making Symbiosis of Science and Religion by Scott F. Gilbert, with a foreword by Donna J. Haraway.

2026

New: 60+
Backlist: 1,250+
Subjects covered: American Studies, Anthropology, Cinema and Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Urban Studies

The Fordham University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, provides perpetual access to 60+ new releases in 2026 and 1,250+ backlist titles, including 60+ open access works. FUP publishes rigorously reviewed, creatively interdisciplinary scholarship across the humanities and social sciences, with strengths in American Studies, Anthropology, Cinema and Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Urban Studies. Featured series and imprints include Polis: Fordham Series in Urban Studies; Perspectives in Continental Philosophy; Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics; Lit Z; World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension; Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought; the NYC-focused Empire State Editions; and Cutaways (film & media studies).

2027

New: ~35
Backlist: ~1,100
Top disciplines: Psychology, Health Sciences, Social Work, Education, Language & Literature, Sociology, Religion, Business, Public Health, and Statistics

The Guilford Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 35 new releases in 2027 and nearly 1,100 backlist titles while participating. 

Guilford, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023, is a proudly independent press that produces science-based books, journals, and digital content that support individual and societal well-being. The press partners with world-renowned clinicians, educators, and researchers to distill their expertise into needed resources for readers around the world.

The collection spans mental health, psychological science, literacy, science of reading, research methods, cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, executive skills, ADHD, and more.

Key series include the Applications of Motivational Interviewing Series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers; The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas; The Guilford Living Well Series; the Methodology in the Social Sciences Series, edited by Todd D. Little; and Qualitative Methods “How-To” Guides, edited by Patricia Leavy.

2027

New: ~25
Backlist: 850+
Top disciplines: Asian Studies, History, Anthropology, Language & Literature, Law, Education, Sociology, Art & Art History, Health Sciences, and Aquatic Sciences

The Hong Kong University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 25 new releases in 2027 and more than 850 backlist titles while participating, including four open access works and 11 Path to Open titles. 

Founded in 1956, Hong Kong University Press is one of Asia’s leading and long-established academic publishers. Its rigorous peer review process includes approval by a faculty editorial board composed of leading scholars from the University of Hong Kong. The press is unique in publishing high-quality scholarly books in both English and Chinese, connecting Hong Kong, Asia, and the world through a multilingual program.

The collection spans Asian studies, history, cultural studies, film and media studies, art history, law, education, social work, medicine, linguistics, and language study. The press publishes works that analyze local, regional, and global issues, with particular attention to Hong Kong and Greater China and comparative perspectives across Asia, serving both academic and professional audiences.

Key series include Crossing Seas, which investigates Chinese migration through transnational perspectives; Crossings: Asian Cinema and Media Culture; Transnational Asian Masculinities; the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series; and the HKU Museum and Art Gallery eBooks, presenting original scholarship and catalogs on East Asian art and material culture.

Forthcoming highlights include Governor, Traveller, Scholar, Spy: The Career of Sir Cecil Clementi and the 2027 title, SERIA LUDENS: Playing with Serious Things by renowned Sinologist John Minford. Other titles, like American-Designed Shopping Malls in China and The Sublime Object of Orientalism, reflect the press’s commitment to interdisciplinary and cross-regional studies.

2027

New: ~75
Backlist: 2,800+
Top disciplines: History, Language & Literature, Religion, Philosophy, Sociology, American Studies, Anthropology, Music,  European Studies, and Film Studies

The Indiana University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 75 new releases in 2027 and over 2,800 backlist titles while participating, including more than 30 open access works. 

The publishing program’s mission is to inform and inspire scholars, students, and thoughtful general readers by disseminating ideas and knowledge of global significance, regional importance, and lasting value.

The collection spans African American studies, African studies, anthropology, Asian studies, film, folklore, Jewish and Holocaust studies, Middle East studies, philosophy, religion, Russian and East European studies, and women’s studies.

Among its more than 40 series are Jewish Literature and Culture; Music and the Early Modern Imagination; Activist Encounters in Folklore and Ethnomusicology; Worlds in Crisis: Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration; Studies in the Cinema of the Black Diaspora; Heartland History; Studies in Climate and Environmental Resilience; and Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.

Notable highlights for 2027 include Music in Ukraine: An Introduction to Nation, Identity, and Sound; The Many Manifestations of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Series; Women in Motion: Reframing Women’s Exercise Culture in the US; Beyond Corn and Caucuses: Iowa and the American Cultural Imagination; The Baroque Trombone: An Illustrated History; Making the Desert Bloom? Negotiating Nature, (Agri)culture, and Power in Israel’s Southern Frontier; and Michelangelo’s Superhuman Grammar: From the Sistine Chapel to the Superhero.

2026

New: ~75
Backlist: 2,650+
Subjects covered: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Film, Jewish and Holocaust Studies, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Religion, Russian and East European Studies

The Indiana University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~75 new releases in 2026 and 2,650+ backlist titles while participating, including 30+ open access works. The collections span the humanities and social sciences, with major subject areas including African, African American, Asian, cultural, Jewish and Holocaust, Middle East, Russian and East European, and women’s and gender studies, as well as anthropology, film, history, bioethics, music, philanthropy, philosophy, and religion. IUP emphasizes scholarship but also publishes trade and reference titles.

2027

New: 30+
Backlist: 100+
Top disciplines: History, Asian Studies, Political Science, Middle East Studies, Language & Literature, European Studies, Religion, Security Studies, Sociology, and International Relations

The Leiden University Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 30 new releases in 2027 and more than 100 backlist titles while participating, including 45 open access works and almost 20 Path to Open titles. 

As the academic press of the oldest university in the Netherlands, Leiden University Press serves the global academic community, publishing primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

The collection is particularly strong in Asian studies, history, environmental studies, and Iranian studies. Its historical strengths include global, Dutch, Asian, and environmental history.

Key series include Iranian Studies, NL Arms, Middle East Environmental Histories, Critical Connected Histories, Global Connections: Routes and Roots, and War, Conflict and the Environment.

New series include China and the Modern World, Humanities across Borders, River Cities and Urban Society, and Asia and the World. A notable forthcoming series, The Colonial History of the House of Orange-Nassau, comprises five accessible books scheduled for publication from 2026 to 2028. Drawing on a major academic research program commissioned by King Willem-Alexander, the series examines the House of Orange-Nassau’s involvement in colonial trade, war, and slavery.

2027

New: ~10
Backlist: 380+
Top disciplines: History, Language & Literature, European Studies, Philosophy, Music, Art & Art History, Sociology, Architecture & Architectural History, Political Science, and Religion

The Leuven University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 10 new releases in 2027 and more than 380 backlist titles while participating. The collection includes an extensive open access list of nearly 185 titles, as well as nearly 20 Path to Open titles.

Leuven University Press has been active in scholarly publishing for over 50 years, and has built an interdisciplinary list across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Its books are written for an international audience, and all titles undergo rigorous peer review. The press is committed to sustainable, future-proof publishing, including making a substantial share of its annual titles immediately open access. Participation in the collection helps support this commitment.

The collection features long-running series in philosophy, history, archaeology, photography, and literature, as well as cutting-edge titles in newly established series in the environmental humanities, climate and ecology, diversity and equity, architecture and urban planning, and Anthropocene studies. Leuven University Press also publishes art and artists’ books in collaboration with international museums and galleries.

2026

New: ~10
Backlist: 350+
Subjects covered: Archaeology, Art and Cultural Studies, Arts, Humanities, Medieval and Ancient Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Social Sciences

The Leuven University Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~10 new releases in 2026 and 350+ backlist titles while participating, including 160+ open access works with ~20 Path to Open titles. Active in scholarly publishing for over 50 years, Leuven UP has built up a strong book collection in the arts, humanities and social sciences, featuring long-running series such as Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Mediaevalia Lovaniensia, Studies in Medieval History, Society, and Culture, Studies in Archaeological Sciences, the Lieven Gevaert Series, KADOC-Studies, and Figures of the Unconscious. Leuven UP also publishes art and artists’ books in collaboration with international museums and galleries.

2027

New: ~120
Backlist: 2,850+
Top disciplines: Language & Literature, History, European Studies, British Studies, Latin American Studies, Religion, Sociology, Classical Studies, Political Science, and Security Studies

The Liverpool University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 120 new releases in 2027 and more than 2,850 backlist titles while participating, including 120 open access works and nearly 60 Path to Open titles. 

Liverpool University Press (LUP) is the UK’s third oldest university press, with a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research since 1899, including the works of Nobel Prize winners. An arts, humanities, and social sciences publisher, LUP’s mission is to disseminate high-quality scholarly research and to promote learning and culture.

The collection includes more than 1,000 ebooks previously exclusive to LUP’s digital collections from key series such as Aris & Phillips Classical Texts, Translated Texts for Historians, Writers and Their Work, and Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies.

Key subject areas within the collection include modern languages, medieval studies, ancient history and classics, film studies, earth and climate sciences, and Irish studies. Notable highlights for 2027 include From Revival to Revolution: Medieval Narratives in Irish Republicanism, Archives of Futurity: Afro-Italian Women’s Imaginaries and Poetics of Refusal, and Latin Song in the Medieval West.

2026

New: ~120
Backlist: 1900+
Subjects covered: Ancient History, Classics, Earth and Climate Sciences, Irish Studies, Literature, Medieval Studies, Spanish History

The Liverpool University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~120 new releases in 2026 and 1,900+ backlist titles while participating, including 100 open access works with ~50 Path to Open titles. LUP’s offering through Publisher Collections has been expanded to include ~1000 more ebooks, showcasing a broader selection of subject areas including Irish studies, medieval studies, ancient history, classics, and earth and climate sciences. New series exclusively available to Publisher Collections users include Writers and Their Work, Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies, LSE Studies in Spanish History, and forthcoming titles include Viking Connections, 28 Years a Slave – Or, the Story of My Life in Three Continents, and Irish Joy: Resistant Affects in Contemporary Irish Literature and Culture.

2027

New: ~190
Backlist: ~2,750
Top disciplines: History, European Studies, Political Science, British Studies, Language & Literature, Sociology, Security Studies, International Relations, Film Studies, and Performing Arts

The Manchester University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 190 new releases in 2027 and nearly 2,750 backlist titles while participating, including more than 60 open access works and 25 Path to Open titles. 

Since 1903, Manchester University Press has published scholarship that advances knowledge, broadens understanding, and shapes debate around the world. 

The collection spans history, literature and theater, politics, international relations, law, sociology, anthropology, film and music, the Middle East, and art history. Interdisciplinary themes include AI and technology, climate and the environment, democracy and power, gender and sexuality, health and care, migration and belonging, and war and security. 

Key series include Studies in Imperialism, Rethinking Arts History, AI Futures, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, Law and Medical Humanities, Racism, Resistance and Social Change, Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East, Global Studies of the Far Right, and Manchester Medieval Studies.

The 2027 program explores how societies respond to change, focusing on power, identity, citizenship, conflict, migration, gender, race, and social justice. It also examines how culture and knowledge help societies interpret the past and address contemporary challenges such as climate change, technological change, and the future of education.

2027

New: ~65
Backlist: 1,185+
Top disciplines: Linguistics, Language & Literature, Education, Sociology, Business, Anthropology, Psychology, Communication Studies, Library Science, and Political Science

The Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 65 new releases in 2027 and more than 1,185 backlist titles while participating, including over 25 open access works. With a mission-driven ethos, many books give voice to minoritized groups and invite readers to challenge the status quo.

The collection spans applied linguistics, bi- and multilingualism, second language acquisition, literacy education, multicultural education, immigrant language learning, and reclaiming, revitalizing and decolonizing minority languages. The collection also includes Channel View Publications titles exploring tourism sustainability, development, management, cultural heritage, hospitality, planning, and policy.

Key series include the flagship Bilingual Education and Bilingualism series, along with series focused on second language acquisition, translanguaging, intercultural and language education, communication disorders, translation and interpreting, sociolinguistics, and decolonization. 

Notable highlights include the eighth edition of the global bestselling textbook Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. Forthcoming 2027 titles include Understanding Refugee-Background Students, Vocabulary Knowledge and Acquisition, Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Enhancing Foreign Language Learning through the Pedagogical Use of AI, and Advancing Research on Positive Psychology in SLA. 

2027

New: ~115
Backlist: 2,300+
Top disciplines: Sociology, History, American Studies, Law, Religion, Political Science, Language & Literature, Gender Studies, Anthropology, and Criminology & Criminal Justice

The NYU Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 115 new releases in 2027 and more than 2,330 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 325 open access works. 

The press publishes works that bridge academic fields, providing insightful theory, robust empirical data, and compelling untold stories, championing a vibrant and distinctive understanding of our world. Innovative storytelling showcases NYU Press’s dedication to fostering stellar scholarship, teaching, and research.

The collection spans award-winning titles in the humanities and social sciences, including religion, history, sociology, criminology, media studies, and American studies. Key series include Latina/o Studies, Crip, North American Religions, Postmillennial Pop, Goldstein-Goren Series in Jewish History, and Critical Perspectives on Youth.

2026

New: ~115
Backlist: 2,300+
Subjects covered: American Studies, Gender Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Media Studies, Queer Theory, Religion, Sociology, Urban Studies

The New York University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~115 new releases in 2026 and 2,200+ backlist titles while participating, including 300+ open access works. The collection spans sociology, American studies, history, and religion, featuring groundbreaking titles on gender studies, queer theory, and sociology of religion, as well as award-winning titles on New York City. NYU Press titles amplify voices and tell stories—from disability and media studies to history and Jewish studies—offering fresh, original scholarship that will define the academy in the future.

2027

New: ~45
Backlist: 950+
Top disciplines: History, Archaeology, European Studies, Classical Studies, British Studies, Art & Art History, Architecture & Architectural History, Anthropology, Sociology, and Engineering

The Oxbow Books Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 45 new releases in 2027 and more than 950 backlist titles while participating, including 80 open access works. 

Oxbow is a leading publisher in the fields of archaeology, ancient history, and medieval studies, with an international reputation for quality and affordability earned over the last 40 years. Their readership includes academics and students, professionals working in the field, and a wider audience of readers with a specialist interest in archaeology and history.

Key series include American Landscapes, Ancient Textiles, Oxbow Reflections, and Studies in Funerary Archaeology. The Windgather Press imprint features accessible books on landscape history and archaeology, trees, gardens, and the history of the British countryside.

Notable highlights for 2027 include From Mind to Stone: Human Conceptualisations of Animals in Bronze Age Scandinavian Rock Art by Joanna Michelic Lawrence, War in the Age of Ramesses: Campaigns, Strategy, and Empire in Late Bronze Age Egypt by Mohamed Raafat Abbas, and Textile Furnishings in the Ancient Greek World by Dr. Dimitra Andrianou.

2027

New: ~45
Backlist: 1,190
Top disciplines: Political Science, Sociology, Security Studies, History, International Relations, Peace & Conflict Studies, Public Policy & Administration, Anthropology, Economics, and Business

The Pluto Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 45 new releases in 2027 and 1,190 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 100 open access works. 

Since 1969, Pluto has built a substantial backlist while staying true to its mission to counter misinformation and advance social, economic, and political justice. 

The collection spans a wide range of topics, from anti-imperial resistance to radical food systems, prison abolition, and the backlash against gender. It also includes critiques of digital dependency (Shut Down the Internet, The Compulsory Machine), internationalist perspectives on Palestinian solidarity (Viva Palestina, In Our Millions), and community self-organization beyond state apparatuses (No One Else Is Coming, We Make Our Own Justice).

Key series include Anthropology, Culture and Society, Black Critique, People’s History, and Vagabonds. Representative titles include Only the People Make Revolutions: The Political Thought of Huey P. Newton by John Narayan, People’s History of Kashmir by Hafsa Kanjwal, and Black Formations: Poetics of Refusal within the African Diaspora by Melody Howse. 

Notable highlights for 2027 include Pure Fantasies: The Rise of Health Fascism by Robert Chapman, Classicism: How the West Invented the Ancient World by Marcella Ward, and Unlawfully Detained by Gerry Adams and Timothy OGrady.

2026

New: ~45
Backlist: 1,150+
Subjects covered: Anthropology, Culture, Feminism, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography, History, Middle East Studies, Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Sociology

The Pluto Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~45 new releases in 2026 and 1,150+ backlist titles while participating, including 90+ open access works. Covering disciplines such as politics, culture, history, feminism, gender and sexuality, Middle East studies, race and ethnicity, sociology, geography, anthropology, and more, the collection has an incredibly strong backlist including The Brutish Museums by Dan Hicks, A Decolonial Feminism by Francois Verges, and 100+ titles on Palestine published over the last five decades. Frontlist highlights include The Forest Fights Back by Jessica den Outer, How to Sell a Genocide by Adam Johnson, and Decolonising Money by Julio Linares.

2027

New: ~150
Backlist: ~4,100
Top disciplines: History, Philosophy, Religion, Language & Literature, American Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Education, Feminist & Women’s Studies, and European Studies

The SUNY Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 150 new releases in 2027 and nearly 4,100 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 65 open access works and more than 20 Path to Open titles. 

Following its 60th anniversary in 2026, SUNY Press continues to publish peer-reviewed scholarship across more than 70 active series, expanding knowledge and critical conversation across the humanities and social sciences. 

The collection spans a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences, including African American studies, literature, cinema studies, Jewish studies, Latin American studies, education, religion and spirituality, and gender and sexuality studies. The press is especially known for its Asian studies and philosophy lists, as well as its New York regional titles published under Excelsior Editions trade imprint.

Key series include American Constitutionalism, Chinese Philosophy and Culture, Horizons of Cinema, Latina American and Iberian Thought and Culture, and New Perspectives in the History of Political Thought.

Philosophy is the strongest thread in the 2027 collection, representing roughly one-fifth of titles and spanning Western and Asian traditions. Other areas of strength include Latin American and Caribbean studies, democracy under strain, Jewish and Israel studies, and international cinema. Labzik, the first English translation of a forgotten Yiddish children’s book by Miriam Udel, highlights the press’s growing work in literary translation. New series launching in 2027 include Contemporary Writings on Jazz, Studies in New York Law, and Labor Studies.

2026

New: ~150
Backlist: 3,900+
Subjects covered: African American Studies, American History, Asian Studies, Education, Film Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American and Latinx Studies, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies

The SUNY Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~150 new releases in 2026 and 3,900+ backlist titles while participating, including 40+ open access works. The collection features more than 70 series spanning the humanities and social sciences, with a special focus on philosophy, religious studies, Asian studies, Jewish studies, African American studies, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies, gender and sexuality, political science, education, literature, film studies, music, and New York and regional topics. In time for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the collection features numerous books on America and American history—from Revolutionary New York, celebrating New Yorkers who advanced freedom, to Labor Unions and American Mass Politics, and School Shootings in American Culture. Other highlights include The Campus Crisis Toolkit, Hidden Histories of the Jazz Age in New York, and Teaching Poetry Now.

2027

New: ~30
Backlist: 725+
Top disciplines: History, Language & Literature, Middle East Studies, Sociology, American Studies, European Studies, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Jewish Studies, Political Science, and Cultural Studies

The Syracuse University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 30 new releases in 2027 and more than 725 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 20 open access works and more than 20 Path to Open titles. 

Founded in 1943, the press publishes scholarly and general-interest books across a range of fields, advancing serious research, and reaching both academic and broader audiences with books of lasting intellectual and cultural value.

The collection features 16 series spanning the humanities and social sciences with a focus on Middle East studies, Irish studies, Jewish studies, Indigenous studies, women’s and gender studies, television and media studies, literary studies, and New York State.

Among the significant titles in Middle East Studies, the press will publish Deference and Defiance: Status Seeking in Gulf-United States Politics, an essential analysis for understanding the evolving dynamics of US-Gulf relations.

2026

New: ~30
Backlist: 650+
Subjects covered: Film and Media Studies, Indigenous Studies, Irish Studies, Jewish Studies, Literary Studies, Middle East Studies, New York State Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies

The Syracuse University Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~30 new releases in 2026 and 650+ backlist titles while participating, including ~15 open access works. The collection features 16 series spanning the humanities and social sciences with a focus on Middle East studies, Irish studies, Jewish studies, Indigenous studies, women’s and gender studies, film and media studies, literary studies, and New York State. A pioneer in the field of Irish studies, SU Press will publish Malcolm Sen’s book Irish Anthropocene, which explores how Irish literature engages with the climate crisis. Building on its long and distinguished history of publishing in Middle East studies, the press will also release Amanda Batarseh’s book on Palestinian literature, Rooted Movements: The Radical Poetics of Palestinian Space.

2027

New: ~50
Backlist: ~1,445
Top disciplines: Anthropology, Archaeology, Latin American Studies, Environmental Science, History, American Indian Studies, American Studies, and Astronomy

The University of Arizona Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 50 new releases in 2027 and more than 1,445 backlist titles while participating, including more than 60 open access works and over 45 Path to Open titles. 

The press is known for its works in anthropology, archaeology, border studies, Central American studies, environmental science, history, Indigenous studies, Latinx studies, Latin American studies, and the space sciences. 

The collection features authors such as MacArthur Fellow Winner Gary Nabhan, and former US Poets Laureate Joy Harjo and Juan Felipe Herrera. Key series and programs include the award-winning fiction and poetry series Sun Tracks and Camino del Sol, as well as the Ambroggio Prize, Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies, and Latinx Pop Culture.

New works will feature writers Deborah Miranda, Antonio De Jesús López, and Jonathan Ayala; a core text on Latinx fandoms; works addressing immigration and the immigrant experience; and collaborative archaeology projects with Indigenous communities.

2026

New: ~49
Backlist: 1,450+
Subjects covered: Anthropology, Archaeology, Border Studies, Environmental Science, History, Indigenous Studies, Latinx Studies, Poetry, Space Sciences

The University of Arizona Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to 49 new releases in 2026 and 1,450+ backlist titles while participating, including 60+ open access works with 45+ Path to Open titles. The press is known for its works in anthropology, archaeology, border studies, Central American studies, environmental science, history, Indigenous studies, Latinx studies, Latin American studies, and the space sciences. The award-winning fiction and poetry series Sun Tracks and Camino del Sol. The collection features authors such as MacArthur winner Gary Nabhan and Poets Laureate Joy Harjo and Juan Felipe Herrera. New works will feature poets Logan Philips, Silvia Bonilla, and Manual Iris, a core-text on tribal sovereignty, plus works addressing immigration and the immigrant experience, and collaborative archaeology projects with Indigenous communities.

2027

New: ~20
Backlist: 620+
Top disciplines: American Studies, Language & Literature, History, Sociology, Cultural Studies, African American Studies, Political Science, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Art & Art History, and Education

The University of Arkansas Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 20 new releases in 2027 and more than 620 backlist titles while participating. 

The press advances the mission of the University of Arkansas by publishing peer-reviewed scholarship and literature of enduring value. It curates a list of books by authors of diverse backgrounds writing for specialty and general audiences in Arkansas and throughout the world.

The collection spans Arkansas and regional studies, African American studies, art and architecture, food studies, poetry and literature, and sports studies.

Notable highlights include a trio of new books by and about the iconic poet Frank Stanford, including The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford, which was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize. Other highlights include a new book from former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson and Mushrooms of the Ozarks, reflecting a renewed focus in regional and state natural history.

2027

New: ~70
Backlist: 1,160+
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Language & Literature, Sociology, African American Studies, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Political Science, Security Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, and Population Studies

The University of Georgia Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 70 new releases in 2027 and more than 1,160 backlist titles while participating, including more than 50 open access works and nearly 20 Path to Open titles. 

Founded in 1938, the press publishes scholarship and literature by authors worldwide, with long-standing strengths in the history, culture, environment, and literature of Georgia and the South. 

The collection spans Atlantic World and American history, American literature, African American and Southern studies, American studies, environmental studies, geography, urban studies, and sociology. 

Key series include African Language Literatures in Translation, Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction, Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation, Environmental History and the American South, Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, Race in the Atlantic World, and the Georgia Open History Library.

A notable highlight is Feminisms, Gender, and Space, a new series launching in 2027. Grounded in geography, it will publish interdisciplinary work examining feminism, sexuality, and gender across spaces and places.

2027

New: ~75
Backlist: 1,700+
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Sociology, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Music, Language & Literature, African American Studies, Political Science, Performing Arts, and Cultural Studies

The University of Illinois Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 75 new releases in 2027 and more than 1,700 backlist titles while participating, including 30 open access works and more than 20 Path to Open titles. 

Since 1918, the press has shaped conversations across the humanities and social sciences, amplifying diverse voices, inspiring new ways of thinking, and bringing the region’s rich culture and history to life.

The collection spans Black studies, African American history, women’s studies, music, labor history, film and media studies, communication and information, sports history, religious studies, Latinx studies, Asian American history, Mormon history, radical studies, disability history, and the Midwest.

Key series include The New Black Studies Series; Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History; Music in American Life; The Working Class in American History; Contemporary Film Directors; The History of Media and Communication; Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest; The Asian American Experience; Sport and Society; The Geopolitics of Information; Transformations: Womanist, Feminist, and Indigenous Studies; Dissident Feminisms; and Disability Histories. 

A notable highlight is Alice of Dunk’s Ferry: An Enslaved Woman in Early America by Susan Klepp.

2026

New: ~75
Backlist: 1,600+
Subjects covered: Architecture, Black Studies, Disability Studies, Film, Folklore, History, Labor Studies, Latinx Studies, Music, Religion, Sports, Women’s and Gender Studies

The University of Illinois Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~75 new releases in 2026 and 1,600+ backlist titles while participating, including 27 open access works with 19 Path to Open titles. The collection focuses on Black studies, women’s and gender studies, music, film, labor studies, sports, Latinx studies, religion, Mormon studies, disability studies, Chicago, Midwest, Illinois, Asian American studies, folklore, migration studies, American History, Lincoln, radical history, communication, Appalachian studies, architecture, Caribbean studies, and dance. Key series include: New Black Studies Series, Music in American Life series, The Working Class in American History series, Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History series, and Sport & Society series.

2027

New: ~85
Backlist: 1,600+
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Language & Literature, American Indian Studies, Military Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, Sociology, Feminist & Women’s Studies, and Security Studies

The University of Nebraska Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 85 new releases in 2027 and more than 1,600 backlist titles while participating, including over 45 open access works and more than 35 Path to Open titles.

The University of Nebraska Press is the largest publisher between Chicago and California, publishing around 120 new titles each year. 

The collection spans Native American and Indigenous studies, anthropology, American and Latin American history, American studies, women’s and gender studies, and literary criticism.

Key series include Frontiers of Narrative; Indigenous Education; Studies in War, Society, and the Military; and Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. 

A notable series highlight is the first book published in the series Bodies and Ecologies: Histories of Health, Environment, and Medicine in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2026

New: ~85
Backlist: 1,500+
Subjects covered: American History, American Studies, Latin American History, Literary Criticism, Native American and Indigenous Studies

The University of Nebraska Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~85 new releases in 2026 and 1,500+ backlist titles while participating, including 40+ open access works with ~30 Path to Open titles. Key areas include Native American and Indigenous Studies, American History, Latin American History, Literary Criticism, and American Studies, featuring series such as Indigenous Education, Postwestern Horizons, and Engendering Latin America. UNP is the largest press between Chicago and California, and publishes ~100 new titles each year with notable strengths in Native American and Indigenous Studies, History, and American Studies.

2027

New: ~90
Backlist: ~2,075
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Language & Literature, European Studies, African American Studies, Latin American Studies, Sociology, Religion, Political Science, and Feminist & Women’s Studies

The University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 90 new releases in 2027 and nearly 2,075 backlist titles while participating, including 165 open access works and 40 Path to Open titles. 

Founded in 1922 as the first university press in the South, University of North Carolina Press publishes scholarly and general-interest books and journals. The press has earned a distinguished reputation by publishing excellent work from the nation’s leading scholars, writers, and intellectuals and presenting that work effectively to wide-ranging audiences.

The collection spans American history, African American history, early American history, cultural history, religious studies, and sociology.

Key series include Civil War America; Gender and American Culture; Justice, Power and Politics; Latinx Histories; and Where Religion Lives. Imprints include Ferris & Ferris Books; the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; and W. Hodding Carter III Books.

2026

New: ~85
Backlist: 1,900+
Subjects covered: African American History, American History, Cultural History, Early American History, Religious Studies, Sociology

The University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~85 new releases in 2026 and 1,900+ backlist titles while participating, including ~160 open access works with 35+ Path to Open titles. The collection spans American History, African-American History, Early American History, cultural history, religious studies, and sociology. UNC Press is proud to publish prestigious imprints like Ferris & Ferris Books, the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, and starting in 2026, its brand-new imprint, W. Hodding Carter III Books.

2027

New: ~40
Backlist: 1,100+
Top disciplines: Religion, History, Philosophy, Language & Literature, European Studies, Political Science, American Studies, Latin American Studies, Sociology, and Security Studies

The University of Notre Dame Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 40 new releases in 2027 and more than 1,100 backlist titles while participating. 

As the world’s largest Catholic university press, the University of Notre Dame Press publishes academic and general-interest books that engage the enduring questions of our time. Its books connect scholars, experts, students, and readers, advancing knowledge and enriching conversations worldwide. 

The collection spans religion, philosophy, political science, American history, medieval studies, and Latin American studies.

Key series include The Beginning and the Beyond of Politics, Catholic Ideas for a Secular World, The Center for Ethics and Culture Solzhenitsyn Series, Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development, Notre Dame Studies in Medical Ethics and Bioethics, and a new series entitled Faith, Governance, and Civil Society in American History. 

Notable titles for 2027 include two translations of works by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Notre Dame Press’s expansive backlist includes After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre, Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza, The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas, The Light of Tabor by David Bentley Hart, Fusionism by Stephanie Slade, The Dignity of Dependence by Leah Libresco Sargeant, Conservative at the Core by Allan J. Lichtman, and The Afternoon of Christianity by Tomáš Halík.

2027

New: ~30
Backlist: 630+
Top disciplines: American Studies, History, Language & Literature, African American Studies, Sociology, Religion, Political Science, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Cultural Studies, and Art & Art History

The University of South Carolina Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 30 new releases in 2027 and more than 630 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 25 open access works and three Path to Open titles. 

The press publishes premier scholarship and authentic stories that initiate important conversations and have a positive impact on communities in the American South and beyond.

The collection includes titles in South Carolina history and culture, Southern history, literary studies, African American studies, civil rights, rhetoric and communication, Jewish studies, and foodways.

Key series include Understanding Contemporary American Literature, Movement Rhetoric/Rhetoric’s Movements, Reconstruction Reconsidered, and Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World. In 2027, the press will publish the political memoir Chair with No Table: Loyalty, Power, and the Future of the Democratic Party by Jaime Harrison.

2026

New: ~35
Backlist: 600+
Subjects covered: African American Studies, Jewish Studies, Literary Studies, Rhetoric and Communication, South Carolina History, Southern History

The University of South Carolina Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~35 new releases in 2026 and 600+ backlist titles while participating, including 20 open access works with  five Path to Open titles. The collection features critically acclaimed, peer-reviewed books in South Carolina history and culture, Southern history, literary studies, African American studies, civil rights, Jewish studies, and rhetoric and communication. For 2026, the press is proud to present a strong selection of titles in areas of traditional strength such as Southern History, literary studies, rhetoric and communication, and African American studies.

2027

New: ~35
Backlist: 480+
Top disciplines: American Studies, History, Language & Literature, Military Studies, Religion, Security Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Political Science, and Feminist & Women’s Studies

The University of Tennessee Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 35 new releases in 2027 and more than 480 backlist titles while participating, including three open access works and 10 Path to Open titles. 

Established in 1940, the publisher sits at the corner of Appalachia and the world, with a mission to enlighten readers, foster cultural dialogue, and improve the quality of life for the people of Tennessee and around the world.

The collection spans American history, anthropology, historical archaeology, material culture, the American Civil War, Black history, religion, Tennessee studies, Appalachian studies, Southern studies, environmental studies, presidential papers, sports, and music.

Key series include America’s Baptists, Appalachian Echoes, Charles K. Wolfe Music Series, Collected Works of James Agee, Correspondence of James K. Polk, Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, Legacies of War, Papers of Andrew Jackson, Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture, Sport and Popular Culture, Three Star Series, Vernacular Architecture Studies, and Voices of the Civil War.

Notable highlights include The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard FIllmore: Volume 1, January 1844–June 1848, Cordell Hull: Tennessee’s Nobel Prize-Winning Statesman, The Night Marauder: East Tennessee’s Serial Killer, 1919–1926, and Dreams and Dreamers in Cormac McCarthy: Toward a Moral Vision.

2027

New: ~20
Backlist: ~240
Top disciplines: History, Sociology, Archaeology, American Studies, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Religion, Sustainability, Environmental Science, and Language & Literature

The University of Utah Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 20 new releases in 2027 and nearly 240 backlist titles while participating, including 10 open access works and nearly 15 Path to Open titles. 

For more than 75 years, the University of Utah Press has published rigorous, publicly engaged works that bridge academic and general audiences and contribute to meaningful contemporary conversations.

The collection spans a wide range of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, history, Indigenous studies, Mormon studies, environmental studies, sustainability, Middle East studies, creative nonfiction, poetry, and regional studies. 

Key series include the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry, Frameworks in Practice, Inclusive Anthropologies, Juanita Brooks Series in Mormon History and Culture, National Park Readers, Transregional Middle Easts, University of Utah Anthropological Papers, Utah Series on Great Salt Lake and the Great Basin, and Wallace Stegner Series in Environmental Studies.

2026

New: ~25
Backlist: 200+
Subjects covered: Archaeology, Environmental Studies, Mormon History, Western History

The University of Utah Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~25 new releases in 2026 and 200+ backlist titles while participating, including 10+ Path to Open titles in 2026. The collection spans archaeology, environmental studies, Western History, and Mormon History. The press publishes and disseminates scholarly books in selected fields, as well as other printed and recorded materials of significance to Utah, the region, the country, and the world, in accordance with the mission of the University.

2027

New: ~40
Backlist: 1,040+
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Asian Studies, Language & Literature, Anthropology, Sociology, Sustainability, American Indian Studies, Art & Art History, and Political Science

The University of Washington Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 40 new releases in 2027 and over 1,040 backlist titles while participating, including more than 65 open access works and nearly 15 Path to Open titles. 

Founded in 1920, the University of Washington Press is the Pacific Northwest’s oldest and largest publisher of scholarly and general-interest books, with works of regional, national, and global significance. 

The collection spans American studies, anthropology, art history and visual culture, Asian American studies, Asian studies, critical ethnic studies, environmental history, Native American and Indigenous studies, US history, Pacific Northwest history and culture, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

Key series include Culture, Place, and Nature: Studies in Anthropology and Environment; Decolonizing Feminisms: Antiracist and Transnational Praxis; Classics of Asian American Literature; Critical Ethnic Studies and Visual Culture; Global South Asia; Indigenous Confluences; and Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books.

Representative 2027 highlights include The Global Grey Parrot: How a Charismatic African Animal Became an International Commodity by Nancy Jacobs; FemTech’s Paradox: AI, Digital Health Technologies, and the Corporate Construction of Risk by Jessica Lee Mathiason; and Global Qing: Decorative Objects of the Eighteenth-Century Court by Kristina Kleutghen.

2027

New: ~20
Backlist: ~950
Top disciplines: History, Language & Literature, Sociology, European Studies, American Studies, Political Science, Slavic Studies, Gender Studies, African Studies, and Performing Arts

The University of Wisconsin Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 20 new releases in 2027 and nearly 950 backlist titles while participating, including more than 40 open access works and nearly 20 Path to Open titles. 

A not-for-profit publisher of general-interest, regional, and scholarly books and journals, the press’s mission embodies the Wisconsin Idea by publishing work of distinction that serves the people of Wisconsin and the world.

The collection spans history, African studies, Asian studies, European studies, Jewish studies, Slavic studies, classical studies, film studies, folklore, anthropology, archaeology, art history, and gender studies.

Key series include Critical Human Rights, New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies, Wisconsin Film Studies, the Warren Moon Series in Art and Archaeology, Yorùbá Worlds, Women and Gender in Africa, and the George L. Mosse Series in the History of European Culture, Sexuality, and Ideas.

2026

New: ~25
Backlist: 180+
Subjects covered: African Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Art History, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, Development Studies, European Studies, Film Studies, Folklore, Gender Studies, Geography, History, International Relations, Jewish Studies, Slavic Studies

The University of Wisconsin Press Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~25 new releases in 2026 and 180+ backlist titles while participating, including 40 open access works with 15+ Path to Open titles. The collection spans African Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Jewish Studies, Slavic Studies, Art & Art History, development studies, History, classical studies, film studies, folklore, anthropology, archaeology, gender studies, geography, and International Relations. Featured book series include Critical Human Rights; New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies; Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiography; Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture; Sexuality, and Ideas; Wisconsin Film Studies; The Warren Moon Series in Art and Archaeology; Women and Gender in Africa; and Yoruba Worlds.

2027

New: ~55
Backlist: 985+
Top disciplines: Language & Literature, History, American Studies, Archaeology, Anthropology, Education, Biological Sciences, Latin American Studies, Folklore, and Feminist & Women’s Studies

The University Press of Colorado Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 55 new releases in 2027 and more than 985 backlist titles while participating, including more than 200 open access works and over 20 Path to Open titles. 

Founded in 1965, University Press of Colorado (UPC) is an independent nonprofit cooperative press dedicated to facilitating communication among scholars and making regional scholarship available to academic and general audiences. 

The collection includes all four UPC imprints: University Press of Colorado, Utah State University Press, University of Wyoming Press, and University of Alaska Press. Together, they publish across archaeology and anthropology; composition, rhetoric, and writing studies; education; environmental studies; history; Indigenous studies; nature; and public humanities.

Key series include Global Colonialism, Intersections in Environmental Justice, and Writing Research, Pedagogy, and Policy.

Notable titles for 2027 include Japanese Demon Lore: Oni from Ancient Times to the Present, 2nd Edition by Noriko Tsunoda Reider; Hate Crimes and Local Legal Knowledge: A Community-Focused, Critical Hate Studies Approach by Bernard Haggerty; Rough Waters: Navigating Gender and Harassment in the Rafting Industry by Maria Blevins; Playable Archaeologies: Gaming, Pedagogy, and Practice in Archaeological Education edited by Danny Sosa Aguilar, Guy David Hepp, and Felicia V. de Peña; and Michelle Obama’s Garden: A Rhetorical Remembrance by Ronisha W. Browdy.

2027

New: ~45
Backlist: ~700
Top disciplines: History, Archaeology, Anthropology, American Studies, Latin American Studies, Language & Literature, Sociology, Political Science, African American Studies, and European Studies

The University Press of Florida Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 45 new releases in 2027 and nearly 700 backlist titles while participating, including nearly 20 open access works and more than 30 Path to Open titles. 

The University Press of Florida is widely recognized for its archaeology and anthropology publishing, with a broader program spanning the humanities and social sciences.

The 2027 collection includes historical archaeology, bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, South American archaeology, and Florida and Caribbean archaeology. Additional strengths include US and legal history, African American studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, dance studies, literature, environmental studies and sustainability, and space history, policy, and technology. 

Among the press’s 24 series are three new additions: Archaeology of South America, Critical Geographies of Latin America and the Caribbean, and Caribbean Crossroads: Race, Identity, and Freedom Struggles. Long-standing series include The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, and the Florida James Joyce Series.

Notable 2027 titles include Indigenous Visions: Descendant Artists and Living Traditions of the Southeast edited by Bobi J. Hill Deere, Julie A. Zimmermann, and Candice Byrd-Boney; 1963: Rights and Protests in a Watershed Year edited by Uta Balbier, Emily Brady, and Megan Hunt; From Tomorrowland to Mars: Disney and the Politics of American Space Exploration by Wendy N. Whitman Cobb; and Circuits of Black Power: Global Networks of Caribbean Activism edited by Kate Quinn.

2026

New: ~35
Backlist: 650+
Subjects covered: African American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Dance Studies, Environmental Humanities, History, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Literature

The University Press of Florida Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~35 new releases in 2026 and 650+ backlist titles while participating, including ~10 open access works with 20+ Path to Open titles. The press has a large and well-known list in archaeology and anthropology, and will publish many titles in the discipline, including historical archaeology, bioarchaeology & forensic anthropology, South American archaeology, and Florida/Caribbean archaeology, plus new works in Latin American literature, culture, and environmental humanities. Other key areas of focus include History, African American Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, dance studies, Medieval and Modernist Literature, environmental studies, and the intersections of space history, policy, and technology.

2027

New: ~50
Backlist: 950+
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Political Science, Military Studies, Law, Security Studies, Public Policy & Administration, Sociology, Asian Studies, and International Relations

The University Press of Kansas Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 50 new releases in 2027 and more than 950 backlist titles while participating, including over 75 open access works and 25 Path to Open titles. 

In 2026, the University Press of Kansas celebrated its 80th anniversary. The press combines serious scholarship with regional roots, publishing acclaimed work in military history, politics, law, and presidential studies, alongside books that capture the people, places, and history of Kansas and the Great Plains.

Key series include Modern War Studies, American Presidential Elections, Landmark Law Cases and American Society, and the American Presidency Series. Three new titles in the Plainspoken imprint are In the Weeds: Notes on Motherhood, Gardening and Other Chaos; Confessions of a Careworker: Stories of Disability and Dignity; and Stolen Sons: Police Violence, A Broken System, and Two Mothers’ Journey from Grief to Justice.

2026

New: ~50
Backlist: 875+
Subjects covered: American History, American Politics, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Law, Military History, Native and Indigenous Studies, Regional Studies, Western History

The University Press of Kansas Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~50 new releases in 2026 and 875+ backlist titles while participating, including ~75 open access works with 25+ Path to Open titles. The press publishes work on American politics (including the Presidency, American political thought, and public policy), military history and intelligence studies, American history (especially political, cultural, intellectual, and western), environmental policy and history, American studies, film studies, law and legal history, Native American studies, and books about Kansas and the Midwest. The collection spans Constitutional Studies, American History, Western History, Military History, law, Political Science, Presidential Studies, Native and Indigenous Studies, environmental studies, and books on Kansas and the region.

2027

New: ~40
Backlist: 2,125+
Top disciplines: History, American Studies, Language & Literature, Political Science, Military Studies, Security Studies, European Studies, Sociology, Performing Arts, and Film Studies

The University Press of Kentucky Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 40 new releases in 2027 and more than 2,125 backlist titles while participating, including five open access works and nearly 15 Path to Open titles. 

The University Press of Kentucky is the statewide nonprofit scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, publishing scholarly books across a range of fields as well as significant works about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley, the Upper South, and Appalachia. The press is nationally recognized for film, military, and Appalachian studies, with other strengths including African American studies, media and popular culture, bourbon and whiskey, cocktails, foodways, fiction, and poetry.

Key series include AUSA Books; Aviation and Air Power; Appalachian Futures: Black, Native, and Queer Voices; Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality; Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies; Race and Sports; Screen Classics; and Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace.

2026

New: ~45
Backlist: 2,000+
Subjects covered: Appalachian Studies, Contemporary Poetry and Fiction, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies, Military History, Sport Studies

The University Press of Kentucky Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~45 new releases in 2026 and 2,000+ backlist titles while participating, including ~15 Path to Open titles in 2026. The collection spans film studies, Appalachian Studies, Military History, GLBTQI+ studies, creative nonfiction/memoir, regional studies, environmental studies, sport and horse racing, American cultural studies, and contemporary poetry and fiction. In 2026, the press will launch its new imprint, Screen Door Press, edited by New York Times bestselling author, Crystal Wilkinson, which is dedicated to discovering unique, exceptional, and varied voices within Black literary traditions. New works will also highlight the best in film studies, military history, and books that amplify the voices of people from Appalachia.

2027

New: ~70
Backlist: 1,200
Top disciplines: History, Language & Literature, Sociology, American Studies, Cultural Studies, African American Studies, Music, Film Studies, Performing Arts, and Communication Studies

The University Press of Mississippi Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to approximately 70 new releases in 2027 and access to nearly 1,200 backlist titles while participating. 

University Press of Mississippi publishes books of scholarly and social importance that interpret the South and its culture, advance equality and justice, and reach audiences across the region and around the world. Its strengths include African American studies, Caribbean studies, comics studies, film and media studies, folklore, history, literary studies, music, and popular culture.

Key series include American Made Music, America’s Third Coast, Caribbean Studies, the Children’s Literature Association Series, Conversations with Comic Artists, Conversations with Filmmakers; Critical Approaches to Comics Artists, Critical Perspectives on Eudora Welty, Literary Conversations, and Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies.

Notable highlights include the Fannie Lou Hamer Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series, and Gloria Naylor in the Archives, an important collection of essays that explore the creative, critical, and activist approach to Naylor’s archiving that includes a foreword by Edwidge Danticat.

2026

New: ~70
Backlist: 1,100+
Subjects covered: African American Studies, Caribbean Studies, Comics Studies, Film and Media Studies, Folklore, Literary Studies, Music, Popular Culture

The University Press of Mississippi Publisher Collection, available through Books at JSTOR, offers perpetual access to ~70 new releases in 2026 and 1,100+ backlist titles while participating. The press values and promotes equality and justice, publishing books vital to readers in African American studies, Caribbean studies, comics studies, film and media studies, folklore, history, literary studies, music, and popular culture. UPM is at the forefront of comics studies, with its Biographix and Tom Inge series on comics artists featuring well-established and emerging scholars in the field. Titles in African American studies examine African American resistance, culture, and resilience in both the past and present.