Association of European University Presses (AEUP)

31/07/2026

🎉 Every time we have to update the cover image, it's a moment of joy – it means our family keeps growing! And there's nothing quite like the feeling when we get to colour in a brand new country on the map.

Today is one of those days. 🇸🇰

We are delighted to welcome Šafárik Press as our 58th member, and the very first from Slovakia!

Founded at Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach in Košice, this new member brings Slovak academic publishing into the AEUP, expanding our reach across Europe one country at a time.

Welcome aboard, Šafárik Press! We look forward to a fruitful collaboration. 🎓📚

10/07/2026

📢 One week to go!

The first AEUP Roundtable is happening in just 7 days — "Making sense of open access standards for monographs" with Laura Bandura-Morgan (OAPEN, DOAB).

If your metadata could use a refresh, this is your chance: Laura will share practical, hands-on tips for getting subject classification, contributor information, and persistent identifiers right — the kind of infrastructure that makes your OA monographs genuinely discoverable and funder-compliant.

Expect real-world insight from DOAB and OAPEN, an informal setting, and plenty of time for your own questions. No recording, no formality — just a good conversation around a shared table.

👉 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/81ICFuYTQTeWAIpVoOW7ig #/registration

Don't miss the chance to walk away with concrete steps to strengthen your publishing metadata!

03/07/2026

The AEUP is launching a new webinar series: the AEUP Roundtable, bringing together AEUP members and leading experts in various fields related to academic publishing.

The first webinar in the series will feature Laura Bandura-Morgan from OAPEN Foundation and DOAB Foundation on Friday, 17 July at 11.00 CEST, focusing on Open Access Standards for Monographs.

More information and registration link: https://www.aeup.eu/2026/07/02/the-aeup-roundtable-a-new-space-for-open-conversation/

09/04/2026

Publishing is one of Europe’s largest cultural industries, yet university presses and institutional publishers remain largely invisible in data, policy, and infrastructure debates. While commercial scholarly publishing is extensively documented, the diverse, non-profit, institutionally embedded publishing landscape is not.

To address this gap, AEUP launches a Europe-wide survey mapping university presses and other institutional publishers.

Your press matters! https://www.aeup.eu/european-university-press-survey-2026/

05/02/2026

If you couldn’t join us at Academic Publishing in Europe 2026, you might want to read a summary of the key ideas and discussions most relevant to AEUP members: https://www.aeup.eu/2026/01/28/while-the-library-is-burning-reflections-from-academic-publishing-in-europe-2026/

And this is just the beginning: 2026 will be a busy year for academic publishing events. We’ve compiled an overview of upcoming conferences on our website: https://www.aeup.eu/events/conferences-meetings-of-interest/

Don't forget to register for the first one that is already taking place at the end of February – the Copim Conference 2026: Exploring the future of community-led open access books: https://copim.pub/join-us-for-the-copim-conference-2026-exploring-the-future-of-community-led-open-access-books/

While the library is burning: Reflections from Academic Publishing in Europe 2026 January 28, 2026 / mdvorakova Martina Dvořáková Academic Publishing in Europe 2026 (APE) positions itself as Europe’s leading forum for scholarly publishing – and the conference fee certainly suggests it takes t...

22/01/2026

One more day to join the public consultation!
Your voice matters – please share your opinion here:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14608-European-Research-Area-Act/public-consultation_en

If you’re not sure how to formulate your ideas or organise your thoughts, here’s a comprehensive summary of the key topics from SPARC Europe:
https://sparceurope.org/feedback-on-a-european-era-act/

A new proposal for EU legislation, the “European Research Area Act”, is under development and aims to allow researchers, scientific knowledge and technology to circulate freely. The Commission invited evidence to […]

18/12/2025

Warm wishes for a restful holiday break and a New Year rich in collaboration, visibility, and recognition for the essential role of university presses.

Looking back, moving forward: Wrapping up AEUP’s 2025 👉
https://www.aeup.eu/2025/12/18/looking-back-moving-forward-wrapping-up-aeups-2025/