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University of California Press is one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States. University of California Press enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions.

UC Press is among the 6 largest university presses in the United States and, of these, is the only one located in the West and associated with a public university. UC Press: -Publishes approximately 200 new books and 40 multi-issue journals annually
-Keeps in print approximately 4,000 titles

-Provides all journals and 2,000 books online

Publishing areas: art, music, anthropology, sociology, cinema and media studies, classics, literature, archaeology, history, religious studies, Asian studies, biological sciences, food studies, natural history, public health.

An international cast of authors: Writers, artists, journalists, and scholars working both within and outside the academy. About one-fourth are affiliated with the University of California.

UC Press functions as a unit of the Office of the President, University of California.
Director: Lynne Withey
About the Director

Staff: 140 Headquarters: Berkeley, California Business and distribution services:
  • California/Princeton Fulfillment Services, Ewing, New Jersey
  • European marketing and distribution services in cooperation with Columbia and Princeton University Presses
UC Press Board of Directors provides financial oversight and includes leaders from business, publishing, and executive offices of the University of California Office of the President. Editorial Committee approves every manuscript for publication and includes eminent faculty members representing all University campuses. UC Press Foundation Board of Trustees raises funds on behalf of UC Press and includes distinguished volunteers active in the cultural communities of Northern and Southern California.

References:
www.ucpress.edu/

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