University Press of America (UPA) is the former name of a publishing house which became the parent of a larger publishing group, then was later re-introduced as the name of an imprint of "itself" after changing the name of the parent company.
| Parent company | Rowman & Littlefield |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Raymond D. Fellers and Stanley D. Plotnick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Lanham, Maryland, U.S. |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Originally founded in 1975, as a standalone academic publisher, University Press of America purchased the Rowman & Littlefield publishing house in 1987. In 1998, University Press of America adopted the Rowman & Littlefield name as its own,[1][2] while introducing the University Press of America name as an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, specializing in the publication of scholarly works.[3]
References
edit- ^ Streitfeld, David (September 13, 1998). "Book Report". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ McDowell, Edwin (November 27, 1989). "University Press, An Academic Publisher That Deals In Bulk". The New York Times. p. D8. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024.
- ^ "University Press of America". Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.
