Open Access Week 2024

The theme for the international Open Access Week this year, October 21-25, is “Community over Commercialism”. Open Access Week in Norway and Denmark Stockholm University Press would like to highlight the series of webinars that our Nordic countries Norway and Denmark organize during Open Access Week. Free sessions and webinars University libraries across Norway are … More Open Access Week 2024

Ny ordförande för Stockholm University Press förlagskommitté

Möt vår nya ordförande för förlagskommittén, Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre, professor i tyska vid Stockholms universitet. – Att kunna tillgängliggöra forskning av hög kvalitet för så många som möjligt ser jag som mycket angeläget. Vad har öppen tillgång betytt för dig och hur kommer du jobba med de frågorna framåt? – Öppen tillgång har slagit igenom … More Ny ordförande för Stockholm University Press förlagskommitté

New Book: Comparing the place of experts during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic

The book Comparing the place of experts during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic grew out of interdisciplinary network with the aim to compare the effects of the pandemic on political discourse and practice. The editors of this book, Christophe Premat, Jean-Michel De Waele and Michel Perottino, brought together contributions from researchers on the … More New Book: Comparing the place of experts during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic

Nordic collaboration for open publishing

The collaboration between Stockholm University, UiT The Artic University of Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is a researcher-led and non-commercial initiative for open publishing, initiated in May 2023. For several years, both nationally and internationally, there has been a shift towards open science. The goal for Swedish universities is to … More Nordic collaboration for open publishing

New book about Peter Artedi: Reformer of 18th Century Zoology

Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi (1705–1735) has been recognized as the father of the modern science of ichthyology but his work has not received the attention it deserves until now. This volume, Peter Artedi: Reformer of 18th Century Zoology, Vol. I: Peter Artedi’s Life and Works, is presented here in English for the first time. Far … More New book about Peter Artedi: Reformer of 18th Century Zoology

New book sheds light on the early speakers of Indo-European languages

Current scientific advances provide us with information on several aspects of the early speakers of Indo-European and their lives. The anthology Indo-European Interfaces: Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology applies a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical linguistics, archaeology, and comparative religion in order to improve the understanding of the early speakers of Indo-European. The book is … More New book sheds light on the early speakers of Indo-European languages

Networking event on academic publishing

On April 15–16 Malmö University Library hosted a network meeting on academic publishing. The Stockholm University Press Team, along with more than forty representatives from close to twenty Swedish universities, enjoyed an inspiring “lunch to lunch”-conference with shared experiences, challenges and opportunities, as well as concrete plans for future collaboration. Everyone agreed that the network, … More Networking event on academic publishing

New Edited Volume about the Framework of Language – Lexicon and semantics

The lexicon is the framework of the language which is a construct of several units, metaphorically as a stone wall. All sorts of elements are needed in linguistic constructs, like bricks and stones that are placed next to each to give a significant overall appearance to the stone wall. Léxico y semántica: nuevas aportaciones teóricas … More New Edited Volume about the Framework of Language – Lexicon and semantics

Ny kurslitteratur i konstvetenskap – Visuella kulturstudier

Hur kan vi förhålla oss till samtida och historiska visuella kulturer? Idag är förmågan att analysera, historisera och granska bilder och bildflöden mer aktuell än någonsin. Men hur är det möjligt att förhålla sig analytiskt till samtida och historiska visuella kulturer? Antologin Visuella kulturstudier: Teoretiska tillämpningar i konstvetenskap 5 inleds med en historiografisk introduktion till … More Ny kurslitteratur i konstvetenskap – Visuella kulturstudier