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Bristol University Press is pleased to bring you this new journal for the newly established field of Disappearance Studies. Our first issue will publish in 2025. The Journal of Disappearance Studies focuses on the collective dimensions of human disappearance, especially enforced disappearance, but also on its consequences at the more than human levels. Keep reading

We are pleased to introduce the new Editorial Team for Families, Relationships and Societies led by Co-Editors in Chief Harriet Churchill, Katherine Davies and Majella Kilkey from the University of Sheffield, UK. Keep reading

We are pleased to announce that Work in the Global Economy has been included in the Chartered Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Guide 2024. Keep reading

We are pleased to introduce the new Co-Editors in Chief of Work in the Global Economy: Giorgios Gouzoulis, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Jean Jenkins, Cardiff University, UK and Martin Krzywdzinski, WZB Berlin Social Science Centre and Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany. Keep reading

Bristol University Press is proud to announce 'Sound, Order and Survival: The Rhythms and Routines of HMP Midtown' by Kate Herrity has won the British Society of Criminology Book Award. Keep reading

We are pleased to announce the recruitment of our first apprentice through LDN Apprenticeships, who create opportunities for diverse talent to reach their potential. Keep reading

We are proud to announce that Bristol University Press and Policy Press journals have achieved some of their best ever Impact Factor and CiteScore results this year. Keep reading

Bristol University Press is delighted to partner with the OA Switchboard to improve how open access (OA) publication data is shared. This collaboration simplifies communication between publishers, institutions, libraries and funders through the use of standardized metadata. Keep reading

We are excited to announce the launch of the EvenUp mentoring scheme. This program is open to anyone working at a university press who is interested in exploring development, growth and wellbeing with the benefit of new insights and expertise. Keep reading

We are thrilled to announce that Bristol University Press has won the Independent Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year for 2024 award. This achievement is a testament to our dedication to excellence, innovation and diversity in publishing. Keep reading

Global Social Challenges Journal has been accepted into Lyrasis's 2024 Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP). With support from OACIP, we will be seeking funding to convert the Journal to a Diamond open access model, which allows research to be published with no fees for either reader or author. Keep reading

Bristol University Press is delighted to announce that 'From Capital to Commons - Exploring the Promise of a World beyond Capitalism', by Hannes Gerhardt has been selected as one of the Outstanding Academic Titles in Economics by Choice in 2023. Keep reading

Bristol University Press is delighted to announce that it has partnered with Wikipedia Library to give the site’s volunteer editors full-text access to all 20 journals and over 1500 books on its Bristol University Press Digital (BUPD) platform. Keep reading

A group of University Presses have launched a new initiative to inspire the next generation of publishers through work with their local secondary schools. Keep reading

Bristol University Press is pleased to announce an exciting new journal launching in 2025: Gender and Justice Keep reading

We are pleased to introduce the new Co-Editor of Justice, Power and Resistance: Nasrul Ismail of the University of Bristol, UK. Keep reading

Bristol University Press is proud to be the first publisher to sign the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations. Keep reading

We are pleased to introduce the new Co-Lead Editors of the European Journal of Politics and Gender: Professor Phillip Ayoub of University College London, UK and Professor Jennifer Piscopo of Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Keep reading

We are proud to announce that Bristol University Press and Policy Press journals have achieved some of their best ever Impact Factor and Scopus CiteScore results this year. Keep reading

Policy Press is pleased to announce an exciting new journal for 2024 published in association with the British Society of Gerontology: Journal of Global Ageing. Keep reading