Ranking of academic book publishers

How to publish an academic book why choosing a publisher is important and how to choose one. This work is under a creative attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives byncnd license. Vernon press independent publisher of academic books in. Feel free to add other presses and publishers to the list. Bpublishers good international publishers 3 credits per book chapter. The top 5 academic book publishers cambridge university press. Name of publisher ranking cambridge university press a chicago university press a columbia university press a harvard university press a mit press a oxford university pressclarendon ukus a princeton university. Lewis concluded that college and university librarians ranked university presses higher and commercial publishers lower than did members of the american. Youd think that huffpo college was trying to find its own u. California university press cambridge university press clarendon press. This paper presents a publisher ranking study based on data granted to us by elsevier, specifically, citations to book titles from 604 scopus history journals 20072011, and matching metadata from worldcat i. Despite a number of challenges, pearson continued its reign as the worlds largest book publisher in 2017. Choosing a quality publisher is an essential component of good publishing. Ready to prepare your first academic book proposal, but confused about where to start.

Youd think that huffpo college was trying to find its own. Top 6 best book publishers 2017 ranking list of top. Please share your experiences working with these presses. Top 6 best book publishers 2017 ranking list of top book. Before you write an academic book proposal you must first identify presses that publish books like yours.

We are also offering 30% off print and 45% off ebooks if you would like to. We then identify the top 50 university presses and commercial houses based on total citations and mean citations per book cpb. Socioeconomic and natural sciences of the environment ranking of academic publishers approved by sense general board in may 2009 page 1 of 17 sense ranking of academic publishers for book publishers there is no internationally accepted system of ranking. The wasssense book publishers ranking list 2017 excel please note that the wasssense ranking list of publishers has been set up for the. Our listings of academic book publishers are listing of scholarly journals and magazines published from universities, institutions and colleges all in academic. Nov 06, 2019 ranking of book publishers in sweden in 2014, by turnover top publishers channels on youtube in italy 2019 ranking of book publishers in sweden 2014, by profit. They own over 120 branded imprints, such as avon, harper, and thomas nelson. In addition to the polish list, vernon press also features on the nordic list, the finnish publication forums list of scholarly book publishers, and a similar list managed by the spanish national research. Global 50 the world ranking of the publishing industry 2019. University presses academic publishers humanities journals.

How to publish an academic book why choosing a publisher is. To view a list of academic publishing companies by country please select a country. We have highlighted some of the factors that allowed these publisher companies to score so highly in our selection ranking. We are proud that our continued efforts to serve the academic community, providing a home for ideas of. For book publishers there is no internationally accepted system of ranking. Socioeconomic and natural sciences of the environment ranking of academic publishers approved by sense general board in may 2009 page 1 of 17 sense ranking of academic. There was a high level of consistency in the ranking of book publishers among the three systems.

There are a number of approaches to ranking academic publishing groups and publishers. See the sense ranking of academic publishers which cant even get the names of. Apr 21, 2012 how to publish an academic book why choosing a publisher is important and how to choose one like many aspects of academic publishing, where you publish is often as important as what you publish. Academic press london oxford an imprint of elsevier science. Sense publishes books in the field of education and educational research and aims to offer the highest level of service to its authors, readers and clients on a global scale. A snowballing initiative to list authors contributions aims to make sure credit is always given where it is due.

Despite a number of challenges, pearson continued its reign as the worlds. Jun 12, 2015 and as long as the most important research in each field is stuck behind a paywall, universities will pay for their researchers to access it, creating a cycle that keeps the big publishers in business. They publish thousands of books and journals each year, serving. Name of publisher ranking cambridge university press a chicago university. This work is under a creative attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives by. The list is based on the publishing houses used by our researchers. We are also offering 30% off print and 45% off ebooks if you would like to order direct from bloomsbury. Vernon press independent publisher of academic books in the. Use of spi data is allowed for academic or research purposes, but never commercial. Refereed book publications published by the worlds semitop of publishers. Thus, the decision of where to publish your academic book is a crucial one. The list below contains prestigious names, some of which are associated with venerated universities. Choosing quality book publishers publishing academic. Refereed book publications published by the world top of publishers.

Socioeconomic and natural sciences of the environment. Since 1970 it has issued more than 2,000 books and journals, publishing an average of 70 a year. This system is based on those used by ceres and sense. In addition to the polish list, vernon press also features on the nordic list, the finnish publication forums list of scholarly book publishers, and a similar list managed by the spanish national research council csic in spanish. Some of the worlds top publishers, such as elsevier, springer nature, and wileyblackwell, are still going strong. Rankings rely on subjective impressions by the scholarly community, on analyses of prize winners of scientific associations, discipline, a publishers reputation, and its impact factor particularly in the sciences. The first and only time anyone ranked academic publishers. Pages in category academic publishing companies the following 171 pages are in this category, out of 171 total.

Small university presses can develop strong reputations for particular subject areas, even though they are not wellknown in other areas. We have highlighted some of the factors that allowed these. Academic publishers directory list of academic publishing. These are the alist publishers according to the sense ranking of academic publishers.

First, we construct a ranking of the top 500 publishers and explore descriptive statistics at the level of publisher type university, commercial, other and country of origin. The global ranking of the publishing industry is an initiative of livres hebdo, paris, researched by ruediger wischenbart content and consulting, and copublished with buchreport. The wasssense book publishers ranking list 2017 excel please note that the wasssense ranking list of publishers has been set up for the wass and sense dutch graduate schools only. Top 10 academic publishers in the world a listly list. Writing or editing a book is a major commitment of your time and resources. Is there a collected list of all the academic presses accepting soc manuscripts out there. In this post i answer all these questions and more. Founded in 2004, sense publishers is an international academic publishing house with headquarters in rotterdam, the netherlands, and an office in boston, ma, usa. Please use heading 3 to format the names of presses or publishers. They also purchased harlequin in 2014, which is the leading publisher for womens fiction novels. With careers riding on young scientists position in author lists, friction is all too common. But while there are some horror stories, input from true professionals can improve your work.

These five companies control more than half of academic. Sec staff corner ranking list of academic book publishers. Our listings of academic book publishers are listing of scholarly journals and magazines published from universities, institutions and colleges all in academic settings. The top 5 academic book publishers the balance careers. Oxford university press clarendon ukus princeton university press.

A snowballing initiative to list authors contributions aims to make sure. Ashgate has more artsbased books as my background is architecture, whereas routledge does not. Still, hopefully research such as this will help scientists realise that they dont need publishers to help them distribute their content anymore. The same holds for a request to upgrade or downgrade one of the current publishers on the list to another category. Nov 28, 2014 i always knew that lcp was a paraacademic press, but this insight was great enough that i removed the mention from my cover letter and rehearsed interview answers. Refereed book publications published by the world top of publishers b. Some of the worlds top publishers, such as elsevier, springer nature, and wiley. Oct 23, 2018 ready to prepare your first academic book proposal, but confused about where to start. Are you aware of any classification of the quality of law book publishers in english and also of law journals in english. Scholarly publishers indicators in humanities and social. Bibliometricians do not know very much about academic book publishers.

If you decide to take on this activity, you need to make sure that it will count towards your academic performance or. Elsevier, the largest publisher of academic research, is also the most profitable division of relx. The top five academic publishers, who publish scholarly works and books for students, are distinctly different from the big five trade publishers, who publish books for the general public. The nonconsumer division operates in academic book publishing in print and ebook formats. Unsure about what should be in an academic book proposal or what information academic book proposals usually contain. Unsure about what should be in an academic book proposal or what information academic book. If you decide to take on this activity, you need to make sure that it will count towards your academic performance or another goal, and build your reputation within your discipline and at jcu. Academic book publishers book publishing companies. Are you aware of any classification of the quality of law. Pdf ranking scholarly publishers in political science. In fact, publishers dont even pay for quality control which is done by other. This paper presents a publisher ranking study based on data granted to us by elsevier, specifically, citations to book titles from 604 scopus history journals 20072011, and matching metadata from. Academic book publishers book publishing directory. These presses have offices worldwide, but youll find the contact information for the u.

Commercial publishers filled a need and continue to reap the benefits even after the onset of free internet repositories. Since we started ranking the worlds biggest publishers, the largest 10 companies have accounted for 53%58% of the revenue of all the publishers who have been featured in the ranking. Routledge is the worlds leading academic publisher in the humanities and social sciences. These five companies control more than half of academic publishing. These companies have a monopoly in the academic publishing business around the world. Ranking of book publishers in sweden in 2014, by turnover top publishers channels on youtube in italy 2019 ranking of book publishers in sweden 2014, by profit. Academic publishers directory listing 1 to 10 of 493 academic publishing companies page 1 of 50 of all the publishing houses listed in the directory of academic publishers. When it comes to publishers, harper collins is one of the top book publishers for english language books. A few days ago, huffington post college did up one of their snazzy photo gallery polls for get this the best academic publishers. Aug 22, 2010 a few days ago, huffington post college did up one of their snazzy photo gallery polls for get this the best academic publishers. How to publish an academic book why choosing a publisher. Mar 06, 2014 in the world of academic books, copyediting has changed and much of this work is now outsourced by publishers.