Bristol University Press, and its imprint Policy Press, are committed to publishing the highest-quality international scholarship in the social sciences and aligned disciplines, with a focus on global social challenges.
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.
Our online platform, Bristol University Press Digital, provides access to books, journal articles and collections from across the social sciences that address global social challenges and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with exclusive access to the new, non-profit, Open Access Global Social Challenges Journal.
Bristol University Press strives to publish world-class scholarship that advances theory, knowledge and learning, within and beyond academia. Areas of interest for Bristol University Press include:
• Politics and International Relations
• Criminology
• Human Geography
• Law
• Business, Management and Economics
Policy Press has its roots in social policy and social justice and is committed to progressive social change. Areas of interest for Policy Press include:
• Social and Public Policy
• Social Work
• Health and Social Care
• Education
• Community Development