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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Zhejiang University Press
With nearly 1,000 new titles per year and 16 journals (five of which are in the Science Citation Index), the 33-year-old Zhejiang University Press is a hotbed of activity.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Xi’an Jiaotong University Press
A 1986 merger with a university publishing unit that specialized in audio and video products gave XJUP a comprehensive portfolio that covers different content formats.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Social Sciences Academic Press
As its name suggests, SSAP is the go-to publisher in China for scholarly titles in the humanities and social sciences.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Shaanxi Normal University General Publishing House
Publications on Shaanxi regional culture and history—such as "A Comprehensive History of Shaanxi" are a niche segment at SNUGPH.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Guangxi Normal University Press Group
The past three years have been a busy time at GNUP. In 2014, it acquired the Australian company Images Publishing Group, which is known globally for its architecture and design publications, and global network of more than 2,000 architects and publishers.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: East China Normal University Press
With total sales of 400 million CNY in 2016, ECNUP is the top publishing house in Shanghai, and ranks among China’s top 10 university presses. It is also one of the two oldest university presses in the country, with its 60th anniversary coming up in October.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Chongqing University Press
CQUP differentiates itself with an abundance of well-designed and glossy publications that are heavy on research and yet accessible to nonacademic readers.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Beijing Normal University Press Group
Armed with a capital investment of 300 million CNY, the establishment of Beijing Normal University Publishing Group in July 2007 gave China its very first university press group to focus on educational titles.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Beijing Jiaotong University Press
To know BJTUP’s focus areas, one needs to just browse through its catalogue.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: New Titles from Chinese Academic Presses
Deploying a heavier editorial hand in tweaking research-laden content into accessible pages is becoming de rigueur.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Hot Topics in Chinese Academic Publishing
Top-tier Chinese universities—namely Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tsinghua University, and Zhejiang University—lead the pack in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Types of Chinese Universities
References to Project 211, Project 985, and C9 frequently crop up during conversations with Chinese universities and university presses. As a matter of fact, Chinese universities are divided into three types: Project 211, Project 985, and ordinary university.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Major Chinese Academic Presses
According to the 2016 China Statistical Yearbook, China has about 110 university presses and 3,650 research and development institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, and China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Distribution of Academic Titles
Textbooks for primary through junior high schools (the compulsory school years) fall under the Chinese government’s procurement program and are usually purchased in bulk and supplied to schools and libraries.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: The Academic Book Market in China
When Shanghai Jiaotong University hosted a fourth forum of China’s academic publishers last month, however, the consensus among the speakers was that the sector’s “Going Out” strategy is now entering its 2.0 era.
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HC Forms HarperCollins Hungary
The unit is being built out of an existing company created by Harlequin (which HC acquired in 2014) called Harlequin Hungary Ltd. The move also follows a growth model HC has established of aggressively growing its business outside the U.S.
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International Bestsellers: Ferrante Hot this Summer
Norwegian author Maja Lunde’s dystopian tale 'The History of Bees' topped the charts in Germany, while Elena Ferrante claimed the first and third spots on the fiction bestseller list in Sweden.
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Japanese Self-Help Bestsellers Keep On Coming
Will 'Even the Stiffest People Can Do the Splits,' a book on stretching and flexibility, make its author, a Japanese yoga instructor named Eiko, into the new Marie Kondo?
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The World's 54 Largest Publishers, 2017
Although total revenue of the world’s 54 largest book publishers topped $50 billion in 2016, last year was not an easy one for global publishing giants.
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Open Book: Unmasking the Persians
A debut novel in translation, Négar Djavadi's 'Disoriental,' lays bare the history of a family, and a country, in a thoroughly modern voice.
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