October 11, 2017
PROSE Awards 2018 Now Accepting Nominations for Outstanding Scholarly Books, Journals and E-Products
Washington, DC; October 11, 2017 – The 2018 PROSE Awards, which recognize the best professional and scholarly books, journals, and e-products, are accepting entries now through Nov. 1. The awards recognize contributions to the arts, humanities, sciences and math, and are presented by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division.
The PROSE Awards have been judged by peer publishers, librarians, and medical professionals since 1976 and are widely recognized as the premier professional and scholarly awards program in the U.S.
This year’s awards will have 45 book subject categories, six electronic product categories and – new for 2018 – seven awards for new and innovative journals. Five “best of” awards for excellence will be chosen from among the winners of the books, reference works, eProducts and journals subject categories. Within the five, one will win the industry’s most coveted prize – the R.R. Hawkins Award. The 2018 categories include:
Award Categories in Humanities
Art Exhibitions, Art History and Criticism, Biography and Autobiography, Biological Anthropology, Archeology and Ancient History, Classics, European and World History, Language and Linguistics, Literature, Media and Cultural Studies, Music and the Performing Arts, Outstanding Scholarly Work by a Trade Publisher, Philosophy, Textbook/Humanities, Theology and Religious Studies, and U.S. History
Award Categories in Social Sciences:
Architecture and Urban Planning, Business, Finance and Management, Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Economics, Education Practice, Education Theory, Government and Politics, Law and Legal Studies, Psychology, and Textbook/Social Sciences
Award Categories in Biological and Life Sciences:
Applied Social Work, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, and Textbook/Biological, and Life Sciences
Award Categories in Physical Sciences and Mathematics:
Chemistry and Physics, Computing and Information Sciences, Cosmology and Astronomy, Earth Science, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Science, History of Science, Medicine and Technology, Mathematics, Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, and Textbook/Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Award Categories in Reference:
Multivolume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences, Multivolume Reference/Science, Single Volume Reference/Humanities and Social Sciences, and Single Volume Reference/Science.
Electronic Publication Categories
Best App, Best in Biological and Life Sciences, Best in Humanities, Best in Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Best in Social Sciences, and Best Multidiscipline Platform
Journals Categories
Best New Journal in Humanities, Best New Journal in Social Sciences, Best New Journal in Biological & Life Sciences, Best New Journal in Physical Sciences & Mathematics, Innovation in Journal Publishing: Humanities & Social Sciences, Innovation in Journal Publishing: Science, Technology & Medicine, and Innovation in Journal Publishing: Interdisciplinary
Publishers who are members of AAP or Association of American University Presses (AAUP) are encouraged to submit for a PROSE Award their outstanding works that inspire, transform and educate. There is no maximum limit to submissions per publisher in any category. Winners will be announced during the awards luncheon ceremony on Feb. 8, held during the 2018 PSP Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
For additional information about how to enter, click here.