The American Psychological Association (APA) is the world’s largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology. APA’s titles cover abnormal psychology, addiction, children and aging, education and learning, gender, organizational psychology, neuropsychology, social psychology and violence.

For the past 40 years, Ashgate has been one of the world’s leading publishers of academic research and scholarship. Driven by a commitment to cutting-edge research and specialist reference works, Ashgate publishes over 700 titles a year in the Humanities and Social Sciences, including their well-established reprint Reference and highly regarded Variorum series.

Atwood Publishing began in 1997 with the acquisition of Magna Publications’ book division. Atwood’s traditional publishing areas of teaching enhancement, student services, academic affairs and administration continue to be high profile lines with various new titles, while new series in distance learning, semiotics, diversity and teaching techniques have been added.

For over 20 years, Bayou Publishing has created practical, innovative resources for families and schools that are easy to understand, personally relevant and professionally reliable. The relational focus of Bayou’s products underscores respect, hope and communication—earning the Press an international reputation for excellence.

The University of California Press advances scholarship in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Among the six largest university presses in the US, California publishes approximately 200 new books and 40 multi-issue journals annually—while keeping approximately 4,000 titles in print.

Cambridge Scholars Publishing promotes knowledge and learning by producing and distributing significant academic works in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. CSP publishes conference proceedings, research monographs and edited volumes.

Since its founding in 1891, the University of Chicago Press has disseminated scholarship of the highest standard and published serious works that promote education, foster public understanding and enrich cultural life. The largest American university press in terms of output, staff and revenue, Chicago publishes approximately 180 new books and 70 reprints a year, in addition to 49 peer-reviewed scholarly journals in fields ranging from the Humanities and Social Sciences to the Biological, Medical and Physical Sciences.

Continuum International Publishing Group was established in 1999, when Continuum Publishing in New York merged with London-based Cassell’s academic and religious publishing division. A leading independent academic publisher, Continuum publishes around 600 books each year focusing on the Humanities, Education and Religion; their backlist comprises some 7,000 titles. Continuum’s output includes textbooks, supplementary course books, research monographs, reference works and professional books, as well as general non-fiction.

Cornell University Press has the distinction of being the first university press established in the United States. Now a major scholarly publisher, Cornell offers 150 new titles a year in anthropology, classics, cultural studies, history, literary criticism and theory, medieval studies, philosophy, politics and international relations, psychology and psychiatry, and women's studies.

The Edwin Mellen Press publishes scholarly titles in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Dedicated to exacting standards, quick publication times and rigorous attention to detail, Mellen issues books that make important contributions to scholarship.

Emerald is one of the world’s leading scholarly publishers in business and information science, bridging the gap between the academic and practical worlds of management. Emerald Publishing consults and collaborates with advisors in diverse fields, who keep the Press abreast of the latest developments.  An international publisher, Emerald encourages and works with authors from throughout the world, seeking to create a richer and more beneficial ecology of knowledge and scholarship.

Guilford Publications, founded in 1973, has built an international reputation as a publisher of books, periodicals, software and audiovisual programs in mental health, education, and the social and behavioral sciences. Marked by independence, stability, and commitment to quality, Guilford is dedicated to bringing well-written, solidly researched work to professionals, academics and general readers. With more than 1,250 titles in print, Guilford publishes over 90 new books each year.

International Specialized Book Services is a full-service marketing company representing overseas publishers in the American market. ISBS currently distributes around 60 publishers from the UK, Ireland, continental Europe, Asia and Australia who produce high-caliber books across a broad spectrum of subjects.

Founded in 1878, Johns Hopkins is America’s oldest university press. The Press’ mission is to advance teaching and research and to enlighten a diverse audience of readers. Today, Johns Hopkins is one of the world’s largest university presses, publishing 60 scholarly journals and nearly 200 new books each year. Award-winning lists in history, science, literary studies, political science, and medicine reach a worldwide audience and fulfill their mandate to broadly disseminate the expertise of leading scholars, scientists and physicians.

Founded in 1965, the Kent State University Press publishes 35 titles a year—groundbreaking scholarship and important general interest books—that further knowledge in the Humanities and that preserve and promote a literate society. The Kent State University Press focuses on scholarly works in history, including military, Civil War, US diplomatic, American cultural, women’s and art history; literary studies; titles of regional interest for Ohio; scholarly biographies; archaeological research; the arts and general nonfiction.

The University Press of Kentucky (UPK) has a dual mission—publishing books of high scholarly merit in a variety for an academic audience and publishing books about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, and Appalachia. UPK's editorial program focuses on the humanities and the social sciences. In recent years, its commitment to film and military studies has earned it a national reputation.

Lynne Rienner Publishers is known for its cutting-edge scholarly books, textbooks and journals. Founded in 1984, Rienner remains a rare, independent presence publishing in the fields of International Studies and Comparative Politics, US Politics, Sociology, Criminology, and Third World Literature.

Founded in 1979, McFarland is one of the leading publishers of reference books and scholarly monographs in the US, with more than 4,100 titles published to date, with nearly 2,900 still in print. McFarland publishes about 350 new titles each year for a worldwide market, many of which have received awards as outstanding reference or academic titles. McFarland is recognized for its works in fields such as the performing arts (especially film), military history, sports & leisure and popular culture.

Publishing books that defend, refute and create fresh interpretation, MQUP is in the business of debate. With over 2,800 books in print and numerous awards and bestsellers, their goal is to produce rigorously edited and beautifully produced books. A joint venture of McGill University in Montreal and Queen's University in Kingston, MQUP is both a specialist in the Canadian perspective and a publisher of international themes.

Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is known as a publisher of groundbreaking work in social and cultural thought, critical theory, race and ethnic studies, urbanism, feminist criticism, and media studies. The Press is among the most active publishers of translations of significant works of European and Latin American scholarship; and publishes a diverse list of works on the cultural and natural heritage of the upper Midwest region.

New York University Press publishes academic books in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on sociology, law, cultural and American studies, religion, American history, anthropology, politics, criminology, film and psychology—along with books on New York regional history, politics, and culture. NYU Press publishes approximately 100 new books each year, with a backlist of nearly 2,000 titles in print.

Founded in 1922, UNC Press—the first university press in the South and one of the first in the nation—has earned international recognition for quality books. UNC Press books explore important questions, spark lively debates, generate ideas and move fields of inquiry forward. With more than 4,000 titles published and almost 1,500 in print, UNC Press produces books that endure.

Penguin possesses one of the world’s most prestigious lists, publishing in Literature, Biography, Memoir, History, Science, Business, Psychology, popular reference and self-help, with more than 3,000 books in print in the US. The Penguin list continues to grow, embracing new writers and keeping in print the works of some of the world’s most important authors, including Khaled Hosseini, Eckhart Tolle, Ken Follett, Alan Greenspan, Al Gore, Saul Bellow and Harold Bloom.

Peter Lang Publishing Group publishes and distributes academic works in the fields of the Humanities, Social Sciences, Law and Economics. Peter Lang’s publications include monographs, textbooks and journals in more than 35 fields. Peter Lang publishes around 2,000 new titles a year in English, French and German.

A leading publisher in popular science, philosophy and critical thinking, Prometheus Books publishes intelligent nonfiction for the thoughtful reader in social science, current events, business, history, philosophy, Islamic studies, religion, psychology and self-help. Provocative, progressive and independent for 40 years, Prometheus has more than 2,000 books in print, produces an average of 110 new titles a year, and is committed to testing the boundaries of established thought.

Based in both Amsterdam and New York, Rodopi is an independent academic publishing house—committed to publishing series that generate new domains of study—issuing over 150 titles per year. Their subject areas include Art and Music, History of Medicine, Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Social and Political Sciences and Theology.

Founded in 1949, Rowman & Littlefield is an independent press committed to cultivating superb scholarship. They are devoted to publishing scholarly books in the best tradition of university presses: innovative, thought-provoking texts for college courses, and trade books intended to convey trends to an educated readership. Emphasizing substance and quality, Rowman & Littlefield offers a forum for responsible voices representing a diversity of opinions.

South End Press publishes books that encourage critical thinking and constructive action on political, cultural, social, economic and ecological issues shaping the world. Their list of original and thought-provoking authors includes Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky, bell hooks and Howard Zinn.

2010 is Springer Publishing Company’s 60th anniversary. A leader in health care publishing, Springer issues over 60 books and 16 journals per year in the fields of Nursing, Psychology, Gerontology, Social Work, Public Health, and Rehabilitation—and was recently named by Publishers Weekly as one of the fastest-growing independent publishers in the United States. Springer publishes top quality, innovative academic and professional books for the health care and helping professions.

Stanford University Press publishes scholarship that challenges prevailing views in the academy and society. The Press’ wide range of titles includes monographs and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences, with strong concentrations in History, Literature, Philosophy, Asian Studies and Sociology.

For over a century, Teachers College Press has been committed to addressing ideas that matter most to educators, opening and expanding the dialogue between theory and practice, and deepening our understand of the process of education. The Press publishes books that discuss all areas of education from infant/toddler to adult learning—as well as works in related subjects like psychology, sociology and culture, history, philosophy and women's studies.

Publishing significant books in urban studies, housing and labor studies, organizational reform, religion, health care and cultural studies—Temple University Press was one of the first university presses to publish in women's and ethnic studies. Today, it continues in these fields and in newer ones such as disability studies, animal rights, criminology, gender and sexual identity, and sport and society.

University of Toronto Press is Canada's oldest and largest scholarly publisher, and is among the top 15 university presses in North America in size. Founded in 1901, UTP is devoted to publishing scholarship serving the Canadian and international academic community. The leading Canadian publisher of original, serious non-fiction for research and classroom use, UTP publishes 150 new books each year.

Transaction Publishers is a major independent publisher of social scientific books, periodicals and serials. Transaction's mission is scholarly and professional inquiry into the nature of society. Transaction offers publications in established core disciplines such as economics, political science, history, sociology, anthropology and psychology, as well as recently established disciplines ranging from area research to urban studies, policy analysis, philosophy of social science, organizational behavior and criminology.

Founded in 1970, UPNE is an award-winning press—supported by Brandeis, Dartmouth, the University of New Hampshire, Northeastern, Tufts and the University of Vermont—that has earned a reputation for excellence in scholarly, reference, literary and general-interest books. Their publishing program reflects strengths in the humanities, liberal arts, fine and performing arts, literature, New England culture, and interdisciplinary studies. The Press publishes and distributes more than 80 titles annually.

The Urban Institute Press publishes scholarly books on domestic social issues and policy. Many UI Press titles—known for their relevance and readability—are classics in their fields, widely used in university courses and by researchers, policy analysts and reporters. UI Press’ books offer high-caliber research and rigorous analysis on taxes and finance, health care, public programs and welfare, education, employment and training, criminal justice, child care, housing and community development, immigration, at-risk youth and families.

Founded in 1966, Worth Publishers’ philosophy has been to publish strong lists of titles thoroughly developed and carefully marketed to ensure success. As part of the Bedford, Freeman, and Worth Publishing Group, they publish groundbreaking and dynamic textbooks in mathematics and the life, physical and social sciences—including Biology, Biochemistry, Botany, Economics, Public Policy & Finance, Psychology and Physics.