[1] Presented since 1976, the awards annually recognize distinguished professional and scholarly books, reference works, journals, and electronic content.

The awards are judged by peer publishers, academics, librarians, and medical professionals.

Publishers and authors are honored at a luncheon ceremony at the PSP Annual Conference in Washington, DC.

In recent years, the PROSE Awards luncheon has featured a live webcast of the event, original short films and several multimedia presentations highlighting winners.

The PROSE Awards for Excellence – Chosen from among the winners of the books, eproducts and journals categories.