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MIT Press

January 13, 2023

The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States). It was established in 1962.

MIT Press
Parent companyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Founded1962; 61 years ago (1962)
FounderJames R. Killian Jr.
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationCambridge, Massachusetts
DistributionPenguin Random House Publishing Services
Key peopleAmy Brand
(director)
Publication typesBooks, academic journals
Official websitemitpress.mit.edu
Display of publications at conference booth in 2008

History

The MIT Press traces its origins back to 1926 when MIT published under its own name a lecture series entitled Problems of Atomic Dynamics given by the visiting German physicist and later Nobel Prize winner, Max Born. Six years later, MIT's publishing operations were first formally instituted by the creation of an imprint called Technology Press in 1932. This imprint was founded by James R. Killian, Jr., at the time editor of MIT's alumni magazine and later to become MIT president. Technology Press published eight titles independently, then in 1937 entered into an arrangement with John Wiley & Sons in which Wiley took over marketing and editorial responsibilities. In 1962 the association with Wiley came to an end after a further 125 titles had been published. The press acquired its modern name after this separation, and has since functioned as an independent publishing house.[1]

A European marketing office was opened in 1969, and a Journals division was added in 1972. In the late 1970s, responding to changing economic conditions, the publisher narrowed the focus of their catalog to a few key areas, initially architecture, computer science and artificial intelligence, economics, and cognitive science.[1]

In January 2010 the MIT Press published its 9000th title,[1] and in 2012 the Press celebrated its 50th anniversary, including publishing a commemorative booklet on paper and online.[2]

The press co-founded the distributor TriLiteral LLC with Yale University Press and Harvard University Press. TriLiteral was acquired by LSC Communications in 2018.[3]

In July 2020, the MIT Press transitioned its worldwide sales and distribution to Penguin Random House Publisher Services.

Business

The MIT Press primarily publishes academic and general interest titles in the fields of Art and Architecture; Visual and Cultural Studies; Cognitive Science; Philosophy; Linguistics; Computer Science; Economics; Finance and Business; Environmental Science; Political Science; Life Sciences; Neuroscience; New Media; and Science, Technology, and Society.[4]

The MIT Press is a distributor for Semiotext(e), Goldsmiths Press, Strange Attractor Press, Sternberg Press, Terra Nova Press, Urbanomic, and Sequence Press. In 2000, the MIT Press created CogNet, an online resource for the study of the brain and the cognitive sciences.[5]

In 1981, the MIT Press published its first book under the Bradford Books imprint, Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology by Daniel C. Dennett.

In 2018, the Press and the MIT Media Lab launched the Knowledge Futures Group to develop and deploy open access publishing technology and platforms.

In 2019, the Press launched the MIT Press Reader, a digital magazine that draws on the Press's archive and family of authors to produce adapted excerpts, interviews, and other original works. The publication describes itself as one which "aims to illuminate the bold ideas and voices that make up the Press’s expansive catalog, to revisit overlooked passages, and to dive into the stories that inspired the books".[6]

Colophon

 

The MIT Press uses a colophon or logo designed by its longtime design director, Muriel Cooper, in 1962.[7] The design is based on a highly abstracted version of the lower-case letters "mitp", with the ascender of the "t" at the fifth stripe and the descender of the "p" at the sixth stripe the only differentiation.[8] It later served as an important reference point for the 2015 redesign of the MIT Media Lab logo by Pentagram.[7]

Open Access

The MIT Press is a leader in open access book publishing.[citation needed] They published their first open access book in 1995 with the publication of William Mitchell's City of Bits, which appeared simultaneously in print and in a dynamic, open web edition. They now publish open access books, textbooks, and journals. Open access journals include American Journal of Law and Equality, Computational Linguistics, Data Intelligence, Harvard Data Science Review, Network Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Language, Open Mind, Projections, Quantitative Science Studies, Rapid Reviews: COVID-19, Transactions of the Association of Computational Linguistics, and Thresholds.[9]

In 2021, the Press launched Direct to Open, a framework for open access monographs. In 2022, Direct to Open published 80 monographs. [10] MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies is a digital collection of classic and previously out-of-print architecture and urban studies books hosted on the digital book platform, MIT Press Direct.[11]

MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press

In 2019, the MIT Press partnered with Candlewick Press to launch two new imprints for young readers, MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press to publish books for children and young adults on STEAM topics.[12][third-party source needed]

List of journals published by the MIT Press

Main category: MIT Press academic journals

Arts and humanities

Economics

International affairs, history, and political science

Science and technology

References

  1. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  2. ^ "50 Years of Influential Books and Journal Articles | The MIT Press".
  3. ^ "LSC Buys TriLiteral; Turner Purchases Gürze Books". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-05-21.
  6. ^ "The MIT Press Reader".
  7. ^ a b Stinson, Liz. "MIT Media Lab Gets a Transforming Logo, Courtesy of Pentagram".
  8. ^ "AIGA profile of Muriel Cooper".
  9. ^ "MIT Press Open Access". MIT Press Open Access. Retrieved 2022-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Direct to Open | Books Gateway | MIT Press". direct.mit.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  11. ^ Press, The MIT. "MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies". mitpress.mit.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  12. ^ Press, The MIT. "MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press Imprints from Candlewick". mitpress.mit.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  13. ^ "MIT Press Journals". MIT Press Journals. Retrieved 2018-07-21.

External links

 
Scholia has a publisher profile for MIT Press.
  • Official website
  • MIT Press Journals homepage
  • The MIT PressLog (no longer in use, news blog for the MIT Press)
  • The MIT Press Reader
  • The MIT Press Blog
  • The MIT Press Podcast

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The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT in Cambridge Massachusetts United States It was established in 1962 MIT PressParent companyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyFounded1962 61 years ago 1962 FounderJames R Killian Jr Country of originUnited StatesHeadquarters locationCambridge MassachusettsDistributionPenguin Random House Publishing ServicesKey peopleAmy Brand director Publication typesBooks academic journalsOfficial websitemitpress wbr mit wbr eduDisplay of publications at conference booth in 2008 Contents 1 History 2 Business 3 Colophon 4 Open Access 5 MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press 6 List of journals published by the MIT Press 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe MIT Press traces its origins back to 1926 when MIT published under its own name a lecture series entitled Problems of Atomic Dynamics given by the visiting German physicist and later Nobel Prize winner Max Born Six years later MIT s publishing operations were first formally instituted by the creation of an imprint called Technology Press in 1932 This imprint was founded by James R Killian Jr at the time editor of MIT s alumni magazine and later to become MIT president Technology Press published eight titles independently then in 1937 entered into an arrangement with John Wiley amp Sons in which Wiley took over marketing and editorial responsibilities In 1962 the association with Wiley came to an end after a further 125 titles had been published The press acquired its modern name after this separation and has since functioned as an independent publishing house 1 A European marketing office was opened in 1969 and a Journals division was added in 1972 In the late 1970s responding to changing economic conditions the publisher narrowed the focus of their catalog to a few key areas initially architecture computer science and artificial intelligence economics and cognitive science 1 In January 2010 the MIT Press published its 9000th title 1 and in 2012 the Press celebrated its 50th anniversary including publishing a commemorative booklet on paper and online 2 The press co founded the distributor TriLiteral LLC with Yale University Press and Harvard University Press TriLiteral was acquired by LSC Communications in 2018 3 In July 2020 the MIT Press transitioned its worldwide sales and distribution to Penguin Random House Publisher Services Business EditThe MIT Press primarily publishes academic and general interest titles in the fields of Art and Architecture Visual and Cultural Studies Cognitive Science Philosophy Linguistics Computer Science Economics Finance and Business Environmental Science Political Science Life Sciences Neuroscience New Media and Science Technology and Society 4 The MIT Press is a distributor for Semiotext e Goldsmiths Press Strange Attractor Press Sternberg Press Terra Nova Press Urbanomic and Sequence Press In 2000 the MIT Press created CogNet an online resource for the study of the brain and the cognitive sciences 5 In 1981 the MIT Press published its first book under the Bradford Books imprint Brainstorms Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology by Daniel C Dennett In 2018 the Press and the MIT Media Lab launched the Knowledge Futures Group to develop and deploy open access publishing technology and platforms In 2019 the Press launched the MIT Press Reader a digital magazine that draws on the Press s archive and family of authors to produce adapted excerpts interviews and other original works The publication describes itself as one which aims to illuminate the bold ideas and voices that make up the Press s expansive catalog to revisit overlooked passages and to dive into the stories that inspired the books 6 Colophon Edit The MIT Press uses a colophon or logo designed by its longtime design director Muriel Cooper in 1962 7 The design is based on a highly abstracted version of the lower case letters mitp with the ascender of the t at the fifth stripe and the descender of the p at the sixth stripe the only differentiation 8 It later served as an important reference point for the 2015 redesign of the MIT Media Lab logo by Pentagram 7 Open Access EditThe MIT Press is a leader in open access book publishing citation needed They published their first open access book in 1995 with the publication of William Mitchell s City of Bits which appeared simultaneously in print and in a dynamic open web edition They now publish open access books textbooks and journals Open access journals include American Journal of Law and Equality Computational Linguistics Data Intelligence Harvard Data Science Review Network Neuroscience Neurobiology of Language Open Mind Projections Quantitative Science Studies Rapid Reviews COVID 19 Transactions of the Association of Computational Linguistics and Thresholds 9 In 2021 the Press launched Direct to Open a framework for open access monographs In 2022 Direct to Open published 80 monographs 10 MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies is a digital collection of classic and previously out of print architecture and urban studies books hosted on the digital book platform MIT Press Direct 11 MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press EditIn 2019 the MIT Press partnered with Candlewick Press to launch two new imprints for young readers MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press to publish books for children and young adults on STEAM topics 12 third party source needed List of journals published by the MIT Press EditMain category MIT Press academic journals Arts and humanities African Arts ARTMargins 13 Computer Music Journal Daedalus Design Issues Grey Room JoDS Journal of Design and Science Leonardo Leonardo Music Journal The New England Quarterly October PAJ A Journal of Performance and Art Projections Thresholds Economics Asian Economic Papers Cryptoeconomic Systems Education Finance and Policy The Review of Economics and Statistics International affairs history and political science American Journal of Law and Equality Global Environmental Politics Innovations International Security Journal of Cold War Studies Journal of Interdisciplinary History Perspectives on Science Science and technology Artificial Life Computational Linguistics Data Intelligence Evolutionary Computation Harvard Data Science Review Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience Linguistic Inquiry Network Neuroscience Neural Computation Neurobiology of Language Open Mind Discoveries in Cognitive Science Presence Teleoperators amp Virtual Environments Quantitative Science Studies Rapid Reviews COVID 19 Transactions of the Association for Computational LinguisticsReferences Edit a b c History The MIT Press Archived from the original on 2012 10 20 Retrieved 2012 11 17 50 Years of Influential Books and Journal Articles The MIT Press LSC Buys TriLiteral Turner Purchases Gurze Books PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 2018 07 08 MIT Press Catalogs Archived from the original on 2018 03 14 Retrieved 2014 05 11 CogNet FAQ Archived from the original on 2012 05 21 The MIT Press Reader a b Stinson Liz MIT Media Lab Gets a Transforming Logo Courtesy of Pentagram AIGA profile of Muriel Cooper MIT Press Open Access MIT Press Open Access Retrieved 2022 03 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Direct to Open Books Gateway MIT Press direct mit edu Retrieved 2022 03 02 Press The MIT MIT Press Open Architecture and Urban Studies mitpress mit edu Retrieved 2022 03 02 Press The MIT MIT Kids Press and MITeen Press Imprints from Candlewick mitpress mit edu Retrieved 2022 03 02 MIT Press Journals MIT Press Journals Retrieved 2018 07 21 External links Edit Scholia has a publisher profile for MIT Press Official website MIT Press Journals homepage The MIT PressLog no longer in use news blog for the MIT Press The MIT Press Reader The MIT Press Blog The MIT Press Podcast Coordinates 42 21 43 7 N 71 5 8 0 W 42 362139 N 71 085556 W 42 362139 71 085556 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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