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Wuhan University Press

Wuhan University Press is a comprehensive key university press supervised by the Ministry of Education, founded in December 1981 and based in Wuhan, Hubei.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Wuhan University Press was founded in December 1981 and is a comprehensive key university press supervised by the Ministry of Education, described as one of the three major university textbook publishing centers for humanities and social sciences in China. In early 2001, the former Wuhan University Press, the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping Press, and the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering Press merged to form the new Wuhan University Press. It holds publishing rights for books, maps, audio-visual products, electronic publications and online publishing, and its publications cover humanities and social sciences, natural sciences and technical sciences. It is also the developer and operator of the officially authorized cultural and creative brand '珞珈印象 LUOJIA IMPRINT'.

History

Wuhan University Press was founded in December 1981 and is a comprehensive key university press supervised by the Ministry of Education, described as one of the three major university textbook publishing centers for humanities and social sciences in China. In early 2001, the former Wuhan University Press, the former Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping Press, and the former Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering Press merged to form the new Wuhan University Press. In 1995 it was awarded the title of 'Advanced University Press' by the State Education Commission, and in 1998 it was jointly awarded the title of 'National Outstanding Press' by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the National Press and Publication Administration; among the four university presses that received the 'National Outstanding Press' title, Wuhan University Press was the only one located outside Beijing. In 1988 it took the lead among national university presses in establishing an academic works publishing fund, in 1991 it took the lead in launching China's first electronic book, in 1992 it took the lead in registering as an enterprise legal person, in 2007 it was restructured into a wholly state-owned limited liability company, and in 2015 it was recognized as a national 'Digital Publishing Transformation Demonstration Unit'. Over 42 years since its founding, it has adhered to the publishing philosophy of 'serving higher education, spreading advanced culture', and has published more than 23,500 titles of various books and nearly 3,000 audio-visual products and electronic publications.

Products and positioning

  • 珞珈印象 LUOJIA IMPRINT

    The officially authorized cultural and creative brand of Wuhan University, developed and operated by Wuhan University Press.

  • Digital Resource Center

    An online publishing platform for digital resources and electronic audio-visual works accompanying Wuhan University Press books.

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