Duke University Press

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Duke University Press is an academic publisher and university press affiliated with Duke University.  It was founded in 1921 by William T. Laprade. 

It publishes approximately 120 books annually and more than 50 academic journals, as well as five electronic collections.  The company publishes primarily in the humanities and social sciences but is also particularly well known for its mathematics journals. 

History 
The company was founded in 1921 as Trinity College Press with William T. Laprade as its first director.  Following a restructuring and expansion, the name was changed to "Duke University Press" in 1926 with William K. Boyd taking over as director. 

Open access 
Duke is one of thirteen publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.  Duke has provided four books for the Pilot Collection. 

See also 

 Journals published by Duke University Press
Yale University Press
Harvard University Press
University of Minnesota Press

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Category:1921 establishments in North Carolina
Category:Book publishing companies based in North Carolina
Category:Publishing companies established in 1921