[3] Books and journals published by the press carry the imprimatur of The University of Edinburgh.

All proposed publishing projects are appraised and approved by the Press Committee, which consists of academics from the university.

[7] Edinburgh University Press publishes a range of research publications, which include scholarly monographs and reference works, as well as materials which are available on-line.

[14] EUP supports both gold and green open access publishing,[15] and is one of 13 publishers to participate in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot, a global library consortium approach to funding open access books.

[16] The trustees normally meet five times a year, and are responsible for the conduct of the Edinburgh University Press.