Goldsmiths Press

Goldsmiths Press is the university press of Goldsmiths, University of London, based in South East London. It describes itself as aiming to revive and regenerate the traditions and values of university press publishing through the innovative use of print and digital media. Its publishing programme deliberately cuts across disciplinary boundaries and blurs the distinctions between theory, practice, fiction and non-fiction, seeking to create a more inventive and less constrained culture around academic knowledge practices. The press fosters collaboration between writers, artists, archivists, librarians and publishing professionals. A defining feature of Goldsmiths Press is its commitment to open access. It states that it is the UK's first green open access monograph university press publisher, combining open access with a fair and varied pricing model for print books. It is committed to sustainable, non-commercial open access and, wherever possible, transfers open access titles from its institutional repository, Goldsmiths Research Online, to PubPub, MIT's open access platform. Authors are able to self-archive the author accepted manuscript (AAM) version of their book in their institutional repository, with manuscripts embargoed for 12 months from the date of publication for academic monographs. The press publishes a wide range of material. Its submissions guidelines welcome proposals from any discipline or subject area, including short and full-length monographs (single or co-authored, stand-alone or as part of a series), creative and life writing, poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction and journalism, as well as audio, visual and/or performance work. It also welcomes thought-in-action and process-capturing work such as briefs, scripts, blogs, storyboards, notebooks, opinion pieces, essays, clips, previews and samples, and non-standard modes of communication such as diaries, memoirs and manifestos. It does not publish PhD theses and encourages early-career researchers to submit proposals alongside, or with the express support of, an established and already published academic. Goldsmiths Press operates a dedicated feminist science fiction imprint, Gold SF, which is dedicated to discovering and publishing new intersectional feminist science fiction, promoting voices that answer to the unprecedented times in which we find ourselves, and orientated towards social, economic and environmental justice. Current Gold SF publications include Empathy, Mathematics for Ladies, The Disinformation War, The Ghostwriters and The Other Shore. The press engages students through opportunities such as membership on its editorial board and publishing workshops, giving them insight into the process of academic publishing. It maintains a presence on social media, including X, Instagram and Bluesky under the handle @goldsmithspress. From July 1st, its sales and distribution are handled by Global Book Sales, with orders placed through Ingram in the USA and MDL in the UK. Goldsmiths Press is a contemporary publisher with a traditional approach to quality: each title is professionally copyedited and produced with care, and the press works collaboratively with its authors to create bespoke books.

Goldsmiths Press is the university press of Goldsmiths, University of London, a public research university and constituent college of the University of London, based in New Cross, South East London. The press was established to revive and regenerate the traditions and values of university press publishing, taking advantage of digital technologies while experimenting with the many attractions of print. Its stated aim is to create a new culture around academic knowledge practices, one that is more innovative and less constrained than it is now. From its inception, Goldsmiths Press has positioned itself as a distinctive voice in academic publishing. It cuts across disciplinary boundaries and blurs the distinctions between theory, practice, fiction and non-fiction, fostering a unique collaboration between writers, artists, archivists, librarians and publishing professionals. This interdisciplinary and experimental approach reflects the broader character of Goldsmiths as an institution known for creative and innovative approaches to teaching and research across the arts, humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, law, teaching, social work and business management. A landmark development in the press's history was its adoption of a green open access model. Goldsmiths Press describes itself as the UK's first green open access monograph university press publisher, combining open access with a fair and varied pricing model for print books. It is committed to sustainable, non-commercial open access and, wherever possible, transfers open access titles from its institutional repository, Goldsmiths Research Online, to PubPub, MIT's open access platform. This commitment to open access reflects a broader movement within scholarly publishing to make research freely available, while the press's green model allows authors to self-archive the author accepted manuscript (AAM) version of their book in their institutional repository, with a 12-month embargo from the date of publication for academic monographs. The press has also expanded its publishing programme to include a dedicated feminist science fiction imprint, Gold SF. Gold SF is dedicated to discovering and publishing new intersectional feminist science fiction, promoting voices that answer to the unprecedented times in which we find ourselves, and orientated towards social, economic and environmental justice. Current publications include Empathy, Mathematics for Ladies, The Disinformation War, The Ghostwriters and The Other Shore, with more planned. In terms of operations, Goldsmiths Press engages students through opportunities such as membership on its editorial board and publishing workshops, providing insight into the process of academic publishing. It maintains an active presence on social media, including X, Instagram and Bluesky under the handle @goldsmithspress. From July 1st, its sales and distribution are handled by Global Book Sales, with orders placed through Ingram in the USA and MDL in the UK. The press continues to welcome submissions from any discipline or subject area, with a focus on work that combines theory, practice and performance, and it remains a contemporary publisher with a traditional approach to quality, professionally copyediting and producing each title with care.

• Goldsmiths Press is established as the university press of Goldsmiths, University of London.

• The press becomes the UK's first green open access monograph university press publisher.

• Gold SF, a feminist science fiction imprint, is launched.

• From July 1st, sales and distribution are handled by Global Book Sales, with orders through Ingram (USA) and MDL (UK).

A university press reviving and regenerating the traditions and values of university press publishing through innovative use of print and digital media, and the UK's first green open access monograph university press publisher.

• Empathy

• Mathematics for Ladies

• The Disinformation War

• The Ghostwriters

• The Other Shore

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2. 2About Goldsmiths Press | Goldsmiths Pressgold.ac.uk
3. 3What we do | Goldsmiths, University of Londongold.ac.uk
4. 4Submissions | Goldsmiths Pressgold.ac.uk
5. 5Goldsmiths Press - Wikidatawikidata.org