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	\| image = ~~[[File:Penn press~~.~~jpg]]~~		\| image = University of Pennsylvania Press logo.png
	\| parent = [[University of Pennsylvania]]		\| parent = [[University of Pennsylvania]]
	\| status = Active		\| status = Active
	\| founded = March 26, 1890		\| founded = {{start date and age\|March 26, 1890}}
	\| founder =		\| founder =
	\| successor =		\| successor =
	\| country = United States		\| country = United States
	\| headquarters = 3905 Spruce St., [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.		\| headquarters = 3905 Spruce St., [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
	\| distribution = [[Hopkins Fulfillment Services]] (the Americas)<br> Scholarly Book Services (Canada)<br>Combined Academic Publishers (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia)<ref>[http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/order/index.html Ordering Information]</ref>		\| distribution = [[Hopkins Fulfillment Services]] (the Americas)<br> Scholarly Book Services (Canada)<br>Combined Academic Publishers (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia)<ref>[http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/order/index.html Ordering Information]</ref>
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	The '''University of Pennsylvania Press''', also known as '''Penn Press''', is a [[university press]] affiliated with the [[University of Pennsylvania]], an [[Ivy League]] university in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].		The '''University of Pennsylvania Press''' (also known as '''Penn Press''') is a [[university press]] affiliated with the [[University of Pennsylvania]], a private, [[Ivy League]] university in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania.

	==History==		==History==
			[[File:SOUTH (FRONT) FACADE AND GENERAL VIEW - Potts House, 3905 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,581-1.tif\|left\|thumb\|The Potts House at 3905 Spruce Street in [[Philadelphia]]. A mid-nineteenth century villa, it serves as home of the press<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Spruce Street, 3905 {{!}} University of Pennsylvania Facilities and Real Estate Services \|url=https://facilities.upenn.edu/maps/locations/spruce-street-3905 \|access-date=2024-05-25 \|website=facilities.upenn.edu}}</ref>]]
	The press was originally incorporated with by the [[Pennsylvania]] state government on March 26, 1890,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=University of Pennsylvania Press\|url=https://www.degruyter.com/page/2100\|access-date=2020-06-26\|website=De Gruyter\|language=en}}</ref> and the imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press first appeared on publications in the 1890s, among the earliest such imprints in America. One of the press's first book publications, published in 1899, was [[The Philadelphia Negro\|''The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study'']], written by black reformer, scholar, and social critic [[W. E. B. Du Bois]].		The press was originally incorporated with by the [[Pennsylvania]] state government on March 26, 1890,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=University of Pennsylvania Press\|url=https://www.degruyter.com/page/2100\|access-date=2020-06-26\|website=De Gruyter\|language=en}}</ref> and the imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press first appeared on publications in the 1890s, among the earliest such imprints in America. One of the press's first book publications, published in 1899, was [[The Philadelphia Negro\|''The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study'']], written by black reformer, scholar, and social critic [[W. E. B. Du Bois]].

	University of Pennsylvania Press has an active backlist of roughly 2,000 titles and an annual output of upward of 120 new books in a focused editorial program. It focuses heavily on publishing works related to American history and culture, ancient, medieval, and Renaissance studies, anthropology, landscape architecture, studio arts, human rights, Jewish studies, and political science. The press also publishes 16 [[peer review\|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journals]], mostly in the humanities, and the magazine [[Dissent (American magazine)\|''Dissent'']].		University of Pennsylvania Press has an active backlist of roughly 2,000 titles and an annual output of upward of 120 new books in a focused editorial program. It focuses heavily on publishing works related to American history and culture, ancient, medieval, and Renaissance studies, anthropology, landscape architecture, studio arts, human rights, Jewish studies, and political science. The press also publishes 27 [[peer review\|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journals]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Homepage \|url=https://journals.pennpress.org/ \|access-date=2023-09-23 \|website=journals.pennpress.org}}</ref> mostly in the humanities, and the magazine [[Dissent (American magazine)\|''Dissent'']].

	~~As of~~ July 2023, Wharton School Press is an imprint of University of Pennsylvania Press.<ref name="PennPress2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pennpress.org/blog/wharton-school-press-becomes-an-imprint-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-press/\|~~title~~=~~Wharton School Press becomes an imprint of the~~ University of Pennsylvania Press\|~~website~~=www.pennpress.org}}</ref><ref name="PubWeekly2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4266/\|title=Wharton School Press Merges with Penn Press\|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref><ref name="ShelfAwareness">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4521\|title=Wharton School Press Becomes Imprint of Univ. of Pennsylvania Press\|website=~~www.shelf-awarness.com~~}}</ref><ref name="PubLunch">{{Cite web\|url=https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2023/07/imprints-wharton-school-press/\|title=Imprints: Wharton School Press\|website=~~www.lunch.publishersmarketplace.com~~}}</ref>		{{asof\|July 2023\|post=,}} Wharton School Press is an imprint of University of Pennsylvania Press.<ref name="PennPress2">{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-11 \|title=Wharton School Press becomes an imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press \|url=https://www.pennpress.org/blog/wharton-school-press-becomes-an-imprint-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-press/ \|website=University of Pennsylvania Press \|language=en-US \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026015538/https://www.pennpress.org/blog/wharton-school-press-becomes-an-imprint-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-press/ \|archive-date= Oct 26, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="PubWeekly2">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4266\|title=Wharton School Press Merges with Penn Press\|website=Publishers Weekly \|date=Jul 11, 2023 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128235624/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4266 \|archive-date= Jan 28, 2024 }}</ref><ref name="ShelfAwareness">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4521 \|date=July 13, 2023 \|title=Wharton School Press Becomes Imprint of Univ. of Pennsylvania Press\|website=Shelf Awareness}}</ref><ref name="PubLunch">{{Cite web\|url=https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2023/07/imprints-wharton-school-press/\|title=Imprints: Wharton School Press\|website=Publishers Lunch \|date=July 12, 2023 \|first1=Erin \|last1=Somers }}</ref>

	The University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. is a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation wholly owned by the University of Pennsylvania, which maintains nonprofit tax status under [[501(c)(3) organization\|Section 501(c)(3)]] of the [[United States Code]].		The University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. is a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation wholly owned by the University of Pennsylvania, which maintains nonprofit tax status under [[501(c)(3) organization\|Section 501(c)(3)]] of the [[United States Code]].

	University of Pennsylvania Press is headquartered at 3905 Spruce Street in [[Philadelphia]]. The building housing the press is the former Potts House built by the [[Wilson Brothers & Company]] architecture firm in 1876.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/campuses/3905spruce/3905spruce1.html\|title=3905 Spruce Street \|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center}}</ref> The house previously served as both the headquarters of International House Philadelphia and [[WXPN]].		University of Pennsylvania Press is headquartered at 3905 Spruce Street in [[Philadelphia]]. The building housing the press is the former Potts House built by the [[Wilson Brothers & Company]] architecture firm in 1876.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/campuses/3905spruce/3905spruce1.html\|title=A Brief History of the "Carriage House" at the Rear of 3905 Spruce Street: Part I: The Family of Joseph D. Potts, its Connection with the University, and the Property at 3905 Spruce Street 1875 - 1917 \|author1=Mark Frazier Lloyd \|date=August 2000 \|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423202308/http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/campuses/3905spruce/3905spruce1.html \|archive-date= Apr 23, 2018 }}</ref> The house previously served as both the headquarters of International House Philadelphia and [[WXPN]].

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*~~[http://www~~.~~upenn.edu/pennpress/ University of Pennsylvania Press]~~		*{{Official\|pennpress.org}}
	*[http://pennpress.typepad.com Penn Press Log]		*[http://pennpress.typepad.com Penn Press Log]
			*[[Historic American Buildings Survey]] documentation, filed under 3905 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA:
			**{{HABS \|survey=PA-1638 \|id=pa0908 \|title=Potts House \|photos=10 \|data=1 \|cap=1 \|link=no}}
			**{{HABS \|survey=PA-1638-A \|id=pa1430 \|title=Potts House, Carriage House and Stable \|photos=1 \|cap=1 \|link=no}}

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| image = [[File:Penn press.jpg]]
| parent = [[University of Pennsylvania]]
| status = Active
| founded = March 26, 1890
| founder =
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| country = United States
| headquarters = 3905 Spruce St., [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| distribution = [[Hopkins Fulfillment Services]] (the Americas)<br> Scholarly Book Services (Canada)<br>Combined Academic Publishers (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia)<ref>[http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/order/index.html Ordering Information]</ref>
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The '''University of Pennsylvania Press''', also known as '''Penn Press''', is a [[university press]] affiliated with the [[University of Pennsylvania]], an [[Ivy League]] university in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].

==History==
The press was originally incorporated with by the [[Pennsylvania]] state government on March 26, 1890,<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Pennsylvania Press|url=https://www.degruyter.com/page/2100|access-date=2020-06-26|website=De Gruyter|language=en}}</ref> and the imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press first appeared on publications in the 1890s, among the earliest such imprints in America. One of the press's first book publications, published in 1899, was [[The Philadelphia Negro|''The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study'']], written by black reformer, scholar, and social critic [[W. E. B. Du Bois]].

University of Pennsylvania Press has an active backlist of roughly 2,000 titles and an annual output of upward of 120 new books in a focused editorial program. It focuses heavily on publishing works related to American history and culture, ancient, medieval, and Renaissance studies, anthropology, landscape architecture, studio arts, human rights, Jewish studies, and political science. The press also publishes 16 [[peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[academic journals]], mostly in the humanities, and the magazine [[Dissent (American magazine)|''Dissent'']].

As of July 2023, Wharton School Press is an imprint of University of Pennsylvania Press.<ref name="PennPress2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pennpress.org/blog/wharton-school-press-becomes-an-imprint-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-press/|title=Wharton School Press becomes an imprint of the University of Pennsylvania Press|website=www.pennpress.org}}</ref><ref name="PubWeekly2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4266/|title=Wharton School Press Merges with Penn Press|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref><ref name="ShelfAwareness">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4521|title=Wharton School Press Becomes Imprint of Univ. of Pennsylvania Press|website=www.shelf-awarness.com}}</ref><ref name="PubLunch">{{Cite web|url=https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2023/07/imprints-wharton-school-press/|title=Imprints: Wharton School Press|website=www.lunch.publishersmarketplace.com}}</ref>

The University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. is a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation wholly owned by the University of Pennsylvania, which maintains nonprofit tax status under [[501(c)(3) organization|Section 501(c)(3)]] of the [[United States Code]].

University of Pennsylvania Press is headquartered at 3905 Spruce Street in [[Philadelphia]]. The building housing the press is the former Potts House built by the [[Wilson Brothers & Company]] architecture firm in 1876.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/campuses/3905spruce/3905spruce1.html|title=3905 Spruce Street |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center}}</ref> The house previously served as both the headquarters of International House Philadelphia and [[WXPN]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Literature|Pennsylvania}}
* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]
*[[Journal of Austrian-American History]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/ University of Pennsylvania Press]
*[http://pennpress.typepad.com Penn Press Log]
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