Since its establishment in 1967 as the first of the Associated University Presses consortium, the FDU Press has produced well over 1,500 books on a wide variety of subjects. Approximately 40 new books are issued each year.

The Press has particular strengths in literary studies, world history and politics, biography, film, ethnic studies, sociology, the Civil War, art, religion, local history, and urban studies. Press books are reviewed regularly in leading academic and library journals in the U.S. and other countries, and they are displayed at major academic meetings. Each year, between 150,000 and 200,000 brochures are mailed to announce the publication of new works.

More than 750,000 FDU Press books may be found in library collections throughout the world. Close to 300 libraries in the United States and the United Kingdom order all FDU Press publications, and another 1,500 libraries purchase them on a selective basis.

Manuscripts considered by the FDU Press are subject both to internal review by the Editorial Committee and external evaluation by specialist readers. The Editorial Committee, composed of Fairleigh Dickinson University faculty in a variety of disciplines, meets regularly to select manuscripts for publication. Decisions of the committee are determined on scholarly merit and value. In many cases, based on its deliberations and the comments of evaluators, the committee works closely with authors through a revision process to assure that manuscripts meet a high standard.

The Press invites submissions of scholarly works in all fields, including essay collections. For such collections, the majority of material should be previously unpublished and the essays must have a consistent unifying theme and a scholarly introduction. The Press also publishes scholarly editions of literary works in English or in English translation. It does not publish textbooks or original fiction, poetry, or plays, and it discourages submission of unrevised dissertations.

Authors wishing to submit work to the FDU Press should address a query letter to the Director, describing the manuscript and the contribution it will make to its field. If the Director and the Editorial Committee conclude the project is suitable, they will request submission of the manuscript under the stipulation that no other press is considering the work at the same time.

The Associated University Presses has final approval of all accepted manuscripts. Books accepted by the Editorial Committee are published by Associated University Presses.

Editorial correspondence to the FDU Press should be sent to: Harry Keyishian, Director, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 285 Madison Avenue (M-GH2-01), Madison, NJ 07940. The phone number is 973-443-8564; the fax is: 974-443-8364, and the e-mail address is: fdupress@fdu.edu. Additional information may be found at: fdu.edu/newspubs/fdupress.html/