Unisa Press
About us
Unisa Press is part of the University of South Africa’s Research Department, which consists of three directorates:
- Directorate: Unisa Press
- Directorate: Innovation and Technology Transfer
- Directorate: Research Management
Unisa Press publishes new academic and scholarly titles each year, screened and peer-reviewed through Unisa’s Senate Publications Committee.
Vision
- To publish and disseminate excellent research
- To find innovative solutions in an evolving publishing environment
- To deliver sustainable service
Mission
- Publish and disseminate research and knowledge development guided by integrity, quality, rigour and ethics;
- Cultivate and promote an institutional ethos, intellectual culture and research experiences that are conducive to critical discourse, intellectual curiosity, tolerance, and a diversity of views;
- Develop appropriate and efficient publication channels for research dissemination in the context of current global trends;Nurturing collaborative relationships with stakeholders in order to increase share and towards financial sustainability
Publishing model
Unisa Press functions within a classic university press model:
- The Senate Publications Committee oversees the acceptance of publications and the quality of peer review processes.
- Unisa Press publishes independent scholarly and academic books and has expanded into the broader specialist books arena.
- Unisa Press is also the publisher of accredited and non-accredited academic journals.
It publishes within diverse subject fields, from art history, architecture and psychology to sociology and African studies.
Unisa Press publishes within five focal areas
- knowledge generation and human capital development in response to the needs of South Africa and the African continent;
- the promotion of democracy, human rights and responsible citizenship;
- innovation and capacity building in science and technology;
- economic and environmental sustainability;
- open distance learning.
Last modified: 2023/07/30