University of Virginia Press

The University of Virginia Press is the scholarly publishing division of the University of Virginia. Founded in 1963, it publishes seventy new titles annually, approved by its Board of Directors after peer review, with an editorial focus on the humanities and social sciences, especially American history, African American studies, southern studies, literature, ecocriticism, architecture, and regional books, and maintains a backlist of over 1,000 titles in print. It is a member of the Association of University Presses and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023. Its Rotunda digital imprint, launched with its first Founding Era publication in 2004, offers digital scholarly editions, most prominently the American History Collection.

The University of Virginia Press was founded in 1963 to advance the intellectual interests not only of the University of Virginia but of institutions of higher learning throughout the state. It is a member of the Association of University Presses and currently publishes seventy new titles annually, with new titles approved by the Board of Directors after a rigorous process of peer review. Its editorial program focuses primarily on the humanities and social sciences, with special concentrations in American history, African American studies, southern studies, literature, ecocriticism, architecture, and regional books, and it maintains a backlist of over 1,000 titles in print. The Press celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023. Its Rotunda digital imprint was conceived as an experiment in the feasibility of electronic academic publishing at the dawn of the Internet age, launching its first Founding Era publication in 2004, The Dolley Madison Digital Edition. Rotunda's flagship offering is its American History Collection, containing over 300,000 materials spanning George Washington's earliest surveying journals to audio recordings of Ronald Reagan's Oval Office phone conversations, used by over 200 subscribing universities and libraries around the world.

Scholarly publishing division of the University of Virginia, supporting the academic mission of the University and publishing peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences scholarship.

• Rotunda digital imprint

• American History Collection

• The Dolley Madison Digital Edition

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2. 2American Documentary History Collection - UVA Pressupress.virginia.edu
3. 3About The University of Virginia Press - UVA Pressupress.virginia.edu
4. 4ROTUNDA: Digital Imprint of the University of Virginia Press - UVA Pressupress.virginia.edu