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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press to be relaunched

20 February 2003

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press will be re-launched in April 2003, in conjunction with Cavendish Publishing.

It will be dedicated to the publication of academic monographs and student textbooks of the highest quality, at an affordable price for students and academics.

Running along strictly commercial lines, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press will provide a publishing outlet for the university's academics. Although Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê staff will not be required to publish through Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press, priority will be given to obtaining proposals from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê members during the first 12 months of its operation. Once this initial phase is over, commissions will be welcomed from suitable external authors.

The initial publication programme will focus on political science, international relations, law and criminology, sociology, planning and geography, and history. Once an initial list of titles has been commissioned, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press will accept proposals from other disciplines.

Titles will be selected by an editorial committee consisting of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê and Cavendish Publishing representatives, who will meet at least bimonthly. The aim is to publish 75 titles within 24 months, with all complete manuscripts published within four months of receipt. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press will have a dedicated marketing and sales team. Each title will benefit from its own marketing plan and budget, which will be agreed with the author.

Cavendish Publishing is the UK's largest independent publisher, specialising in legal academic, reference and practitioner publishing. Its highly effective sales force, direct marketing team and international network of agents and distributors provide an unrivalled marketing service.

Mr Sonny Leony, Executive Chairman of Cavendish Publishing, said: "Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is a global brand that we want to maximise in academic publishing. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press will serve the international academic community by publishing works of outstanding scholarship."

Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Teaching, Learning & Arts), said: "We look forward to establishing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press at the forefront of university publishers. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê and Cavendish Publishing share a commitment to excellence and interdisciplinarity, and we are confident that Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Press will quickly become a publishing house with which most academics consider publishing."

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