6 journals flip to open access under Edinburgh Subscribe to Open programme
Thanks to the support of subscribing libraries, 6 EUP journals will publish their 2026 volumes open access.
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New: Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture
Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture launches with a double issue. The journal encourages and promotes the study of art and architecture from across the Islamic world in its widest sense, embracing a broad chronological scope from the 7th to the 19th century.
Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West shortlisted for Muslim World Book Award
Walaa Quisay's study of neo-traditionalism was celebrated for its contribution to Islamic Studies/study of the Muslim World.
Carole Hillenbrand retires as Series Editor
Carole Hillenbrand retires as Series Editor of The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys and Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture.
Sufism in Europe receives Honourable Mention for ISSR Book Awards
Francesco Piraino was praised for an 'innovative and extensive exploration of European Islam in the context of modernization and individualization'.
Bosnian Hajj Literature shortlisted for Muslim World Book Award
Dženita Karić's study of Hajj literature was celebrated for its contribution to Islamic Studies.
Emotion, Mission, Architecture receives Honourable Mention for IJIA Book Award
Sara Honarmand Ebrahimi's innovative history of medical mission was praised by the committee for its 'meticulous research'.
EUP flips 8 journals in expanded S2O programme
We’re thrilled that eight journals in our Subscribe to Open programme have reached their revenue thresholds and will flip to Open Access for their 2025 volumes.
Understanding Islam wins Iran's 32nd World Book Award
Bryan S. Turner's exploration of Islam in the 21st century wins the 32nd Iran's World Book Award.
Writing Egypt wins 2024 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize
Nasser Rabbat's biography of Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi wins the 2024 BKFS Book Prize.
EUP expands Subscribe to Open initiative in 2025
Edinburgh University Press expands Subscribe to Open initiative to include 9 journals in 2025
Hiyem Cheurfa wins 2023 BACLS Monograph Prize
Hiyem Cheurfa has won 2023 BACLS Monograph Prize for her monograph 'Contemporary Arab Women’s Life Writing and the Politics of Resistance'