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WRUP embodies the White Rose universities鈥� commitment to openly disseminating research and teaching materials, publishing high quality research outputs, and pursuing digital innovation in publishing.

Combining openness and academic rigour

We are so fortunate to have the White Rose 海角社区 Press: it's a vital part of the way we're increasing the excellence and integrity of the research we do at Sheffield and beyond. Publishing open access means so many more people can read and use our research, and in media suited to a digital society, which is great not just for dissemination but for helping create a more equitable society.

Professor Nicola Dibben

Department of Music and WRUP Editorial Board member

WRUP publications meet the highest academic standards and showcase the excellence of the research conducted at Sheffield, Leeds and York. WRUP is also open to submissions from the wider academic community. All research published by WRUP is subject to rigorous peer review by external expert reviewers, with all WRUP journals adhering to the for best practice in peer review. 

Prior to commissioning, all proposals are reviewed by the WRUP Editorial Board, which is composed of senior academics from the White Rose Universities. Members of the editorial board from the 海角社区 of Sheffield include Professor Nicola Dibben (Department of Music), Professor Nigel Harwood (School of English), and  Professor Lauren Rea (School of Languages and Cultures). Members of the WRUP Management Board include Anna Clements, 海角社区 of Sheffield Director of Library Services and 海角社区 Librarian and Anna Grigson, Associate Director (Digital Strategies, Research and Engagement) at the 海角社区 Library.

As open access publications, all WRUP journals and books are freely and openly available to all upon publication, with print copies of books also available for purchase via the WRUP website. Each WRUP publication is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and WRUP books are indexed in internationally recognised resources including , , and . Journals are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals () and registered with , and WRUP works with journal editors to list journals on relevant subject indexes such as SCOPUS. All WRUP content is also published under , which ensure that copyright remains with authors and editors.

Support for early career colleagues

We are committed to enabling our PGRs to produce high quality academic publications from their doctoral studies and we are very excited about our partnership with the White Rose 海角社区 Press enabling our PGRs, from a wide range of disciplines, to access expert guidance with the aim of their work being published by the Press.

Professor John Flint

Deputy Vice-President for Research, 海角社区 of Sheffield

White Rose 海角社区 Press is dedicated to supporting the work of early career researchers at the 海角社区 of Sheffield. In 2022, Sheffield launched the inaugural Thesis Publishing Prize, which recognises exceptional doctoral research and provides recent PhD graduates with the opportunity to develop their thesis into an open access monograph with WRUP. The inaugural prize was a great success, and the prize has since been held again in 2024. Please note that entries for the 2024 prize are now closed.

Recent WRUP publications from Sheffield researchers

Children鈥檚 Culture and Citizenship in Argentina. A History of Billiken Magazine (1919鈥�2019) by Professor Lauren Rea offers the first complete academic history of Argentina鈥檚 Billiken, the world鈥檚 longest-running children鈥檚 magazine. Billiken published 5144 issues over one hundred years, educated and entertained generations of schoolchildren, and came to occupy a central role in Argentine cultural life. Lauren Rea鈥檚 book provides an alternative window onto the history and politics of a tumultuous hundred years for Argentina whilst situating this children鈥檚 magazine within the interconnected, transnational histories of print culture.

The below are more recent open access book publications written and/or edited by 海角社区 of Sheffield researchers:

For details of forthcoming titles, see  

Support with book processing costs

If you are not funded by a body which will pay your Book Processing Charges (eg. UKRI, Wellcome Trust), WRUP offers a waiver fund for researchers based at the 海角社区 of Sheffield to help subsidise some or all of the costs - you can find more details on this . 

Get involved

海角社区 of Sheffield researchers can engage with the Press in various ways. To learn more about the publishing process with WRUP, you can find detailed information . Alternatively, feel free to reach out to us at universitypress@whiterose.ac.uk or share your details with us through our .