Rutgers University Press: The facts

This article gives information about the history of the Rutgers University Press and about the type of publishing they work with.

The history of the press

Introduction Rutgers University Press is a non-profit academic publishing house which operates from Piscataway, New Jersey, under the Rutgers University. It was founded in 1936 and has enjoyed a constant growth since that time.
Original directors The press originally conducted its affairs under the directorships of Earl Schenck Miers and former New York trade publisher William Sloane. Mission statement According to the website, the Rutgers philosophy is related to how the press, "has been dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge to scholars, students, and the general reading public" since its establishment in 1936.
Core values The RUP heavily demonstrates its commitment to furthering education through research and service to the reading public. It is evident that high quality work and dedicated customer service are high ranking efforts in the organisation's day to day activities. According to the RUP website: "Working with authors throughout the world, we seek books that meet high editorial standards, facilitate the exchange of ideas, enhance teaching, and make scholarships accessible to a wide range of readers. The Press’s overriding ambition is nothing less than to help make the world better, one book at a time, through a publication program of superior scholarship and popular appeal." Source Rutgerspress.rutgers.edu

The type of books available

Typical genres The Press usually prints books in the arenas of the humanities, the sciences and the social sciences and is renowned for its large collection of books and articles about the state and region. More specific categories are: - American Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Gender Studies
- Health and Medicine
- Human Rights/Public Policy
- Jewish Studies
- Literary Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- New Jersey and the Region
- Science/Environment
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Criminology Particularly influential book releases Press books that have been particularly influential include: - The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
- Black Athena
- A Short History of Film
- The History of Interest Rates
- Quicksand and Passing
- Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike
- Jersey Diners
- Twin Towers Where to find out more information The press website is especially useful and gives more detailed information about the history of the press as well as about the types of books they publish. On this site, you can find further information about how to contact the press directly.