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Penn State University Press

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About

As the publishing arm of the Pennsylvania State University and a division of the Penn State University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Penn State University Press is dedicated to serving the University community, the citizens of Pennsylvania, and scholars worldwide by publishing books and journals of the highest quality. The Press promotes the advance of scholarship by disseminating knowledge—new information, interpretations, methods of analysis—with an emphasis on core fields of the humanities and social sciences.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 1956

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Scholars.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Academic.

Topics:

Architecture and Planning: See guidelines.
Communications: Rhetoric, See guidelines.
Folklore/Mythology: See guidelines.
Health/Medicine: See guidelines.
History: Art history, History by epoch, History of countries/regions, Topical history, See guidelines.
Humanities: See guidelines.
Literature/Books: See guidelines.
Nature/Environment: See guidelines.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, Indigenous/Folk religions, Judaism, See guidelines.
Social Sciences: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: General, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Penn State University Press Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 07 Jul 2026

For scholarly publications, we check their guidelines for changes twice a year, and we audit the listing once a year.

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