(3 Nov 2026) Cambridge University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press and Princeton University Press today announced they are Founding Publishers of Meridian, a new University Press community initiative convened by Cashmere, its initial operator and platform provider. Meridian is a mission-driven, market-informed Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway for scholarly content, authorized by the University Presses…
(12 Nov 2026) A coalition of university presses has launched a new charter aimed at strengthening trust, quality and transparency in scholarly publishing, as publishers respond to growing concerns around research integrity, artificial intelligence and financial sustainability. The University Press Charter, launched during University Press Week (9-13 November), brings together university presses behind a shared…
(18 Dec 2025) Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars. The Cambridge Amplify Grant aims to help recipients to develop their first book manuscripts and provide developmental support from Cambridge’s books editorial team. The inaugural grant will enable the…
Academics from 107 low- and middle-income countries will be able to publish their research open access in Cambridge journals at no cost to them. (11 Apr 2023) The Cambridge Open Equity Initiative allows scholars to reach the widest possible audience by making open access a free option for them. The publisher is seeking support for the…
(14 Mar 2023) The rules are set out in the first AI ethics policy from Cambridge University Press and apply to research papers, books and other scholarly works. They include a ban on AI being treated as an ‘author’ of academic papers and books we publish. The move provides clarity to academics amid concerns…
(5 Feb 2023) Over 50 percent of Cambridge University Press research articles are now published open access (OA) and so freely available to read. Having passed the 50 percent threshold for last year – approximately 10,000 papers being fully open – Cambridge University Press is aiming for the vast majority of its research papers…
(1 Dec 2021) Growth in digital helped Cambridge University Press serve its global customers and successfully navigate the pandemic ahead of its integration with Cambridge Assessment. Report covers the 15 months leading up to its integration with Cambridge Assessment to become Cambridge University Press & Assessment Rapid increase in use of digital products and services…
(25 Oct 2021) A new journal concept from Cambridge University Press will bring researchers from different fields together around the fundamental questions that cut across traditional disciplines. By focussing research on finding answers to such questions, this unique approach will speed discovery by fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing between subject communities. It will also provide opportunities to…
(14 Oct 2021) Cambridge University Press and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) have reached a transformative agreement to support Open Access (OA) publishing in Cambridge Journals for 2022. It is one of the first major uncapped transformative agreements reached with CAUL by a publisher of significant size in Australia and New Zealand. It…
(30 Jun 2021) A new Open Access pilot scheme from Cambridge University Press will turn conventional publishing models on their head by making academic monographs that sell the most copies available online for free. The initiative, called Flip it Open, will see selected books published and sold as normal, primarily through library collections for universities. But…