Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. University Press

Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM (the University Press of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) is the academic publishing house of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1920, when the Senate of the University of Poznań established a special Publishing Commission to coordinate the publication of scholarly works. Since 1962 it has operated under its current name as a university-wide unit of Adam Mickiewicz University. It is described as one of the largest and most important university presses in Poland. The press's mission is to support the academic community — both staff and students — in promoting Polish scholarly achievements at home and abroad, and to build a good image for the university. It emphasizes high standards of publication ethics, scholarly reliability, and editorial work in order to ensure the quality of the scholarly and teaching materials it issues. Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM publishes primarily scholarly monographs (in 50 thematic series), textbooks, lecture scripts, dictionaries, and 25 scholarly journals, including journals in foreign languages. Around 200 titles appear each year. By 2022 the press had received more than 140 awards and distinctions, including at the Warsaw Book Fair, the Historical Book Fair (the Klio Award), the International Book Fair in Kraków (the Jan Długosz Award and the Gaudeamus Award), the Wrocław Academic Book Fair, the Edward Pudełko Award of the Association of University Schools' Publishers for the best academic textbook, the Polish Film Institute Award, the Prof. Jerzy Skowronek Award, the Feniks Award, and the Prof. Tadeusz Kotarbiński Award. The press is the originator and main organizer of the Poznań Academic Book Days (Poznańskie Dni Książki Naukowej), held continuously since 1997 and gathering publishers from across Poland; since 2019 it has been part of the Poznań Book Fair, following cooperation with the Poznań International Fair. It is one of the founding members of the Association of University Schools' Publishers and a member of the Polish Book Publishers' Society.

The origins of Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM date to 1920, when the Senate of the University of Poznań established a special Publishing Commission to coordinate the publication of scholarly works. From 1962 the press has operated under its current name as a university-wide unit of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. It is one of the largest and most important university presses in Poland. Its mission is to support the academic community, both staff and students, in promoting Polish scholarly achievements at home and abroad, and to create a good image for the university. The press maintains high standards of publication ethics, scholarly reliability, and editorial work to ensure the quality of the scholarly and teaching materials it publishes. Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM publishes primarily scholarly monographs (in 50 thematic series), textbooks, lecture scripts, dictionaries, and 25 scholarly journals, including journals in foreign languages. Around 200 titles are published annually. By 2022 the press had received more than 140 awards and distinctions, including at the Warsaw Book Fair, the Historical Book Fair (the Klio Award), the International Book Fair in Kraków (the Jan Długosz Award and the Gaudeamus Award), the Wrocław Academic Book Fair, the Edward Pudełko Award of the Association of University Schools' Publishers for the best academic textbook, the Polish Film Institute Award, the Prof. Jerzy Skowronek Award, the Feniks Award, and the Prof. Tadeusz Kotarbiński Award. Notable awards include the 2009 Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for the best academic book (Krzysztof Kurek, Teatr i miasto. Historia sceny polskiej w Poznaniu w latach 1782–1849); the 2011 Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the competition for the best academic textbook and script (Alojzy Woś, Klimat Polski w drugiej połowie XX wieku); the 2014 Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the competition for the best academic book (Henryk Samsonowicz, Studia z dziejów miast w średniowieczu); the 2015 Kraków Book Fair Award (critical edition by Prof. Jacek Brzozowski and Prof. Zbigniew Przychodniak, Beniowski. Poemat z roku 1841 i dalsze pieśni Juliusza Słowackiego); the 2018 Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the competition for the best academic book (Wawrzyniec Popiel-Machnicki, Adam Pleskaczyński, Konstancja Pleskaczyńska, Podróże nieodkryte. Dziennik ekspedycji Bronisława Grąbczewskiego 1889-1890 jako świadectwo historii i element dziedzictwa kulturowego); the 2019 T. Kotarbiński Award for Prof. Grzegorz Ziółkowski's monograph Okrutny teatr samospaleń. Protesty samobójcze w ogniu i ich echa w kulturze współczesnej; and the 2022 T. Kotarbiński Award for Prof. Zbigniew Szmyt's monograph Zbyt głośna historyczność. Użytkowanie przeszłości w Azji Wewnętrznej. The press is the originator and main organizer of the Poznań Academic Book Days (Poznańskie Dni Książki Naukowej), held continuously since 1997 and gathering publishers from across Poland; since 2019 it has been part of the Poznań Book Fair, following cooperation with the Poznań International Fair. The press is one of the founding members of the Association of University Schools' Publishers and a member of the Polish Book Publishers' Society.

• 2022

  Receives the T. Kotarbiński Award for Prof. Zbigniew Szmyt's monograph Zbyt głośna historyczność. Użytkowanie przeszłości w Azji Wewnętrznej. By this year the press has received more than 140 awards and distinctions.

• 2019

  Receives the T. Kotarbiński Award for Prof. Grzegorz Ziółkowski's monograph Okrutny teatr samospaleń. Protesty samobójcze w ogniu i ich echa w kulturze współczesnej. The Poznań Academic Book Days become part of the Poznań Book Fair.

• 2018

  Receives the Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the competition for the best academic book (Wawrzyniec Popiel-Machnicki, Adam Pleskaczyński, Konstancja Pleskaczyńska, Podróże nieodkryte. Dziennik ekspedycji Bronisława Grąbczewskiego 1889-1890 jako świadectwo historii i element dziedzictwa kulturowego).

• 2015

  Receives the Kraków Book Fair Award for the critical edition by Prof. Jacek Brzozowski and Prof. Zbigniew Przychodniak of Beniowski. Poemat z roku 1841 i dalsze pieśni Juliusza Słowackiego.

• 2014

  Receives the Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the competition for the best academic book (Henryk Samsonowicz, Studia z dziejów miast w średniowieczu).

• 2011

  Receives the Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education in the competition for the best academic textbook and script (Alojzy Woś, Klimat Polski w drugiej połowie XX wieku).

• 2009

  Receives the Main Prize — Cup of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for the best academic book (Krzysztof Kurek, Teatr i miasto. Historia sceny polskiej w Poznaniu w latach 1782–1849).

• 1997

  The Poznań Academic Book Days are held for the first time, organized by the press.

• 1962

  The press begins operating under its current name as a university-wide unit of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

• 1920

  The Senate of the University of Poznań establishes a special Publishing Commission to coordinate the publication of scholarly works.

One of the largest and most important university presses in Poland, dedicated to promoting Polish scholarly achievements domestically and internationally.

• Scholarly monographs in 50 thematic series

• Academic textbooks

• Lecture scripts

• Dictionaries

• 25 scholarly journals, including in foreign languages

1. 1Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM – official websitepress.amu.edu.pl
2. 2Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Wydawnictwo Naukowe – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM – Wikipedia (Polish)pl.wikipedia.org