Bristol University Press

IPG Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year 2024, Bristol University Press is a UK-based publisher committed to publishing the highest-quality international scholarship in the social sciences and aligned disciplines, with a focus on global social challenges. As social science publishers, both Bristol University Press and our imprint Policy Press push scholarly boundaries and encourage new ideas, perspectives, topics and publishing forms. We take a critical approach, encouraging social and environmental justice and questioning the status quo.

Bristol University Press strives to publish world-class scholarship that advances theory, knowledge and learning within and beyond academia through a commitment to quality, global social impact and impeccable author care. For us, making a difference is about more than metrics, it's about change on the ground through publishing work that addresses issues that affect individuals' day-to-day lives.

Just as importantly, it's about changing minds by encouraging debate, challenging the status quo and shifting perspectives. We publish books for academics, practitioners and the general nonfiction reader as well as journals. We want our work to make a positive contribution and have impact beyond academia. As a not-for-profit university press, we put integrity before profit to provide an internationally respected platform for the global scholarly community to disseminate work that matters.