Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis

Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis (AUU) is Uppsala University’s main publishing outlet for books and currently comprises around 50 book series, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

Most books published by AUU are monographs, but other types of books are also published. Books that have been peer-reviewed by independent reviewers are usually published on UUP’s platform for peer-reviewed books – Uppsala Scholarly Books.

The aim of AUU’s activities is to disseminate scholarly works from Uppsala University, partly through the sale of printed books and partly digitally via DiVA with open access. The organisation’s history dates back to the mid-19th century, when Uppsala University’s annual journal was launched. However, its current structure was established in 1961.

The organisation is led by an editorial committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and comprising representatives from, among others, all the University’s faculties. Each series also has one or more series editors, who make decisions regarding publication. The organisation is coordinated, together with other publishing activities within Uppsala University, by the University Library.

Editorial Committee: Professor Helena Grennberg (chair), Överbibliotekarie Johanna Hansson (vice chair), Professor Urban Claesson, Docent Annika Rejmer, Universitetslektor Åse Hedemark, Professor Ingela Nilsson, Professor Johan Tralau, Docent Niklas Norén, Universitetslektor Christina Wedén, Professor Lars Feuk, Professor Per Ahlberg

Secretary: Sari Thunberg

Coordinator: Börje Dahrén

Creation of a new series

Departments wishing to establish a new series in Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis should contact uup@uu.se. Approval of a new series requires that the department (or equivalent) in question accepts the regulations in the Rules of Procedure for Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis (Swedish only, pdf) pdf, 302 kB.. The formal decision on the establishment of a new series is made by the board of the department (or equivalent) in question. The same body also appoints the series editor(s).

Communicating changes in a series

A change of series editor should be notified to the coordinator as soon as possible. If an institution wishes to terminate a series or resume publication of a previously terminated series, timely notification is recommended.