We are working with a new Data Wizard to help us see the impacts AUP books have made. We're very excited to see we have readers in 129 different countries and 6 out of 7 continents. Further research is needed in to the reading habits of penguins so we can conquer Antarctica 🐧🐧🐧

📢We're looking for new ways to connect with our readers and fellow publishers. So, we're now also on LinkedIn! On this platform we'll be able to share longer updates on our work as an open access publisher, as well as scholarship from our authors Connect with us: www.linkedin.com/company/abdn...

Today marks the 150th birthday or J. J. R. Macleod, the Aberdeen-educated professor who co-discovered insulin. His legacy was marred by accusations of claiming more credit than he was due, but recent research laid out in our forthcoming book restores his reputation. www.abdn.ac.uk/news/26067/

Today commemorates the founding of the US National Parks Service. If you want to learn more about the conservationists, writers, and artists who's work led to the founding of the Parks, we suggest our forthcoming monograph about a companion of John Muir: 'The Artist William Keith' abdn.site/Keith

Today is the UN International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This day asks us to consider the historic causes and long range consequences of the slave trade. To learn about the role of the North-East of Scotland in the slave trade read more here abdn.site/JISS36

Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies | Issue: Issue: 2(11) (2024)

Désha Amelia Osborne, Eloise Grey and Matthew Lee

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For local folk: our wonderful annual literary festival WayWORD has just announced this year's programme! Check it out here: waywordfestival.com Lots of great events this year including work in Doric and Gaelic as well as this year's Nan Shepherd (who was originally published by AUP) prize winner

WayWORD Festival

Empowering young people to produce a cross-arts literary festival in Aberdeen

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Find out more about the finalists in the 2026 @acls1919.bsky.social #OpenAccess Book Prize & Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards Authors from @openbookpublish.bsky.social and @lsepress.bsky.social share their experiences of publishing #OA 🔗 buff.ly/ZWK1Tw4 #OABooks #AcademicPublishing

How Open Access Is Expanding the Public Reach of Humanistic Scholarship

The 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prize finalists share how their open access books have reached new audiences.

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It's the UN International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, making it a good day to think about the history of colonialism and how it shapes our understanding of indigenous people. One interesting read is our latest issue of JISS, all about 'Internal Colonialism' in Britain abdn.site/JISS122

Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies | Issue: Issue: 2(12) (2026)

Michael Brown

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The latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is out now! This issue hosts a roundtable considering the half-century long legacy of Michael Hechter's influential study: Internal Colonialism: The Celtic Fringe in British National Development, 1536-1966 (1975). abdn.site/JISS122

Seriously, come say hi and take some merch! I don't want to carry it all home. You never know there might be stairs!

Aberdeen University Press@abdnunipress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're here at #EORC26 ready to talk about #DiamondOpenAccess. Come say hi and pick up a button or find your next great read

We're here at #EORC26 ready to talk about #DiamondOpenAccess. Come say hi and pick up a button or find your next great read

We'll have a table set up showing some of our open access publications and answering any questions you may have about publishing with us! Come by, say hi, pick up some merch!

Edinburgh Open Research@edopenresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're nearly there, and we've nearly sold out our in person spaces for this years Open Research Conference. If you'd still like to join us though, we would love for you to join us online - all the talks will be broadcast live. Register here:

All of our books are free to read and download in open access and DRM-free digital format, BUT...... If you want these beautiful covers sitting on your shelf we've got you covered. Pre-order our next two releases through our partners at @livunipress.bsky.social: abdn.site/McL & abdn.site/Keith

We're very excited to be joining our @openlibhums.org and @michiganpublishing.bsky.social colleagues virtually for the #JanewayOA26. While we couldn't make it out of Aberdeen, spiritually we're in Dublin grabbing a fresh cuppa before the first session

Term is ending in a few hours, so it will soon be time to just relax in the sunshine (🤞) and catch up on some reading. Why not browse our catalogue of Open Access books for your next great beach read www.fulcrum.org/aberdeenunip... I Recommend 'Conversations with Scottish Poets'

We are delighted to announce two of our forthcoming books are now available for pre-order through our partners @michiganpublishing.bsky.social The print versions can now be pre-ordered in the US and will be available in the UK shortly. As always, the digital version will be free and Open Access

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's a great day to read the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies, which looks at the myriad ways Scotland and Ireland are intwined. For instance, read here about how Irish nationalism served as an inspiration for Gaelic revival magazines doi.org/10.57132/jis...

Annual reminder to tag us if you or your child dress up as an AUP book character for World Book Day tomorrow. I would suggest going as a Scottish Benedictine monk in 17th century Germany, but Patrick Gordon or Sorely Maclean are always great option. Explore more here: www.fulcrum.org/aberdeenunip...

We've just accomplished one of our biggest goals since launch. We are now able to offer all of our digital backlist titles on fully accessible EPUB formats compliant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility standards! 🎉🕺💃 A huge thank you to our partners @michiganpublishing.bsky.social abdn.site/AuP

'S e Seachdain na Gàidhlig a th' ann! We have a few suggestions for your reading list for the week: The Gaelic Crisis in the Vernacular Community: doi.org/10.57132/mpu... or Scottish Gaelic Studies which is not (yet!) online but available at many libraries abdn.site/SGS #seachdainnagàidhlig2026

We're so excited to see the latest book come out from Scottish Universities Press! This is such a timely work, that discusses issue with a huge impact across the globe. Check it out here: books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/...

Scottish Universities Press@scotunipress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The wait is over. Democratising spy watching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa is out now. 🎉 Get your copy and dive in today: https://www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-books #NewRelease #BookDrop

Did you know that in Ireland the 6th of January is Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas) when men should do the household chores and women get together to party? We think that makes it a fine day to read our book about the Irish female poet Medbh McGuckian, open access here: doi.org/10.57132/boo...

The staff at Trinity Hall were kind enough to provide us with some better images from the launch. Our wonderful authors Dr. Alex Sutherland and Graeme Nichol are in the back with current Deacon Convenor of the 7 Incorporated Trades, Ian Mackintosh, and Lord Provost of Aberdeen David Cameron in front

Aberdeen University Press@abdnunipress.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Yesterday we celebrated the official launch of our final print-only book, The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen, in their historic Trinity Hall. This epic work charts the history of the 7 Trades, and Aberdeen itself, from Medieval origins to present. Pick up a copy here abdn.site/7Trade

Yesterday we celebrated the official launch of our final print-only book, The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen, in their historic Trinity Hall. This epic work charts the history of the 7 Trades, and Aberdeen itself, from Medieval origins to present. Pick up a copy here abdn.site/7Trade

If you need some more inspiration, here's a charming Halloween poem by the great Iain Chrichton Smith / Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn abdn.site/IMAG who you can learn more about in our book 'Conversations with Scottish Poets' doi.org/10.57132/book7

Open Research, University of Aberdeen@openresearchuoa.bsky.social · 11mo ago

It's the final day! Entries for 'Carve your PhD' are due today! Carve the best pumpkin (or neep!) and you could win this fabulous trophy, plus £25 in book tokens (cat not included)! 🎃🍬🐈‍⬛🎉 abdn.site/phD

We were delighted to get a shout-out from @joedeville.bsky.social recognising us as a scholar-led press working to improve the scholarly publishing landscape in today's #OAWeek webinar from @openlibhums.org on Mainstreaming Diamond Open Access

We really enjoyed seeing some of the multimedia 'books' other OIPA members are creating. If you're interested in publishing something with multimedia elements, come talk to us! While we're a small press, through our partnership with @michiganpublishing.bsky.social we can make it happen!

Open Institutional Publishing Association@oipassoc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

⚡Next up at the OIPA symposium is 'Adventures in Experimental Publishing' from John Atkinson, Press Manager at @uniwestpress.bsky.social, starting off with how do we define experimental publishing? uwestminsterpress.co.uk #OAWeek #OpenAccess

It's International #OAWeek, so we're looking forward to a great week of events all about building a more open scholarly publishing infrastructure. There are so many great events, but we're probably most looking forward to our friends' @oipassoc.bsky.social Online Symposium tomorrow. See you there!

Our latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is now out, and free to read! This is a special 'New Voices' issue featuring the work of Early Career Researchers. We hope it will be the first of many such issues #SupportECRs abdn.site/121

Did you know that when you order a print book or journal from us, your order will be hand packed by one of our dedicated staff, and then given a wee hug before being put in the mail? You'll also get your very own AUP bookmark, sure to be this season's hottest accessory?