State University of New York Press
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The State University of New York Press (or SUNY Press), is a university press and a Center for Scholarly Communication. The Press is part of the State University of New York system and is located in Albany, New York.
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History
SUNY Press was founded in 1966 in order to support the State University of New York’s commitments to teaching, research, and public service. Historically, the Press publishes scholarly works that further academic research in a variety of fields.
Current status
The Press publishes around 160-180 books per year, making it one of the larger university presses by output. The Press utilizes the latest advances in digital communication to offer a range of print and electronic publications to fulfill the evolving needs of scholars, students, authors, and readers.
Primary areas of acquisitions
African American Studies
Asian Studies
Archives and Collections
Indigenous Studies
Italian American Studies
Jewish Studies
Philosophy
Transpersonal Psychology
Queer Studies
Religious Studies
Women’s Studies
Gender Studies
Excelsior Editions
In 2008 the Press started a trade imprint called Excelsior Editions. This imprint publishes popular works for all readers and also showcases the diversity of the peoples, histories, and natural beauty of New York and the surrounding regions. Black Elk Speaks, as told to John Neihardt, and Hudson Valley Voyage were two of the first books to be published under the imprint. Go, Tell Michelle was edited, designed, and printed on an accelerated schedule in early January, 2009 in order to be available in time for the Presidential Inauguration. 2009 saw the publication of a number of new Excelsior titles, including Woodstock: The Oral History, 40th Anniversary Edition.
