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History
Established in 1945, the University Press of Florida ranks among the most productive publishing houses in the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) . With more than 865 titles currently in print, 90 titles in production and over 190 additional titles under contract, the Press has been an important element in enhancing the scholarly reputation and worldwide visibility of the State University System. The Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, and the Publishers' Association of the South.

What We Publish
The Press publishes scholarly books in the arts, humanities, and natural and social sciences and participates in the mission of the State University System through a publishing program that seeks to maintain the professional excellence of American university presses in general and to present the finest national and international scholarship in those academic areas in which we publish. In recognition of the State University System's educational mission and public role, the Press also publishes books of interest and significance for our region and state.

More specifically, the Press publishes in the areas of Latin American and Caribbean studies, literary criticism, fine arts, Middle Eastern studies, American religion, southern history and culture, archaeology and anthropology, natural history, and Floridiana.

As a non-profit publishing house, the Press operates as both a Type 1 Research Center in the State University System and as a publishing business. In its latter role the Press recognizes the need to operate the business and financial dimensions of its publishing activities in a responsible manner so as to continue to generate increased revenues that help sustain our program and support its development. To this end, we define our program to include vigorous and imaginative promotion, sales, and distribution, both domestically and internationally, in order to achieve maximum dissemination of our books.

The Press begins its second half-century with new leadership and a continuing commitment to excellence in scholarly and regional interest books.

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