The Universiti Utara Malaysia Press (Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia), or commonly known as UUM Press, started off in 1984 as a small bureau operation under the Library Department and responsible in publishing academic works. After more than three decades, the volume of works that have been published under its imprints are enormous and the genres are more versatile. UUM Press has not just publi
shed academic works as the likes of original work, edited work, monograph, scholarly popular work, translation and academic journals including a Scopus-indexed journal, it also has a sub-imprint called βKarya Kreatifβ that publishes creative works. Having MS ISO 9001 certification, UUM Press fully handles publication of manuscripts in-house. It also publishes scholarly books within seven to ten months after receiving complete original manuscripts from authors provided that the manuscripts meet the requirements set by department. UUM Press is committed to providing good publication services to its customers. UUM Press has not lost its prominent role as a publication platform of academic works rather its function is enhanced, and it is therefore more committed in providing commendable publication services to the campusβs community. In its vision to be one of the prominent publishers in the country, UUM Press established partnerships with local and international publishers in joint publishing projects with shared imprints and cooperation with strong industry players in improving the quality of work published and enhancing the visibility of UUM authors.
