The press, which was organized by the university's library before being incorporated as its own entity, issues books in both English and French.
[1][2] While formally founded in October 2016,[2] Concordia University Press can trace its origin back to the university's 2012-2016 Academic Plan, which called for the creation of "innovative knowledge dissemination platforms, like an electronic press at Concordia".
[3] One of Concordia University's librarians had experience in journal publishing and was thus able to help spearhead this initiative and see it through to fruition.
[2][3] Concordia University Press is a member of the Association of Canadian University Presses and the Association of Canadian Publishers,[4][5] and an affiliate of the Association of University Presses.
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