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Johns Hopkins University Press

Publishing arm of Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases.2 It is headquartered in Baltimore.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Johns Hopkins University Press-Former Sts. Philip & James Church (Leonard C. Crewe Jr. Building), 2715 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (33556562491)
Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publishes books and journals, and operates other divisions including fulfillment and electronic databases. Its headquarters are in Charles Village section of Baltimore, Maryland.2

Corporate structure

Johns Hopkins University Press is part of a group headed by Johns Hopkins University. 19 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore
    • 63019 HOLDINGS, LLC Subsidiary · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • Applied Physics Laboratory Subsidiary · Laurel, United States
    • Biblioteca della Johns Hopkins University. School of advanced international studies. Bologna Center Subsidiary · Bologna, Italy
    • Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Subsidiary · United States
    • Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University Subsidiary · United States
    • Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research Subsidiary · Baltimore, United States
    • Hopkins–Nanjing Center Subsidiary · China
    • Human Language Technology Center of Excellence Subsidiary · Baltimore, United States
    • Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Subsidiary · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
    • Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health Subsidiary · United States
    • Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs Subsidiary · Baltimore, United States
    • Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering Subsidiary · Baltimore, United States
    • Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Subsidiary · Washington, D.C., United States
    • Peabody Institute Subsidiary · Baltimore, United States
    • Peninsula Regional Medical Center Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
    • The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center Subsidiary · Bologna, Italy
    • Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Subsidiary · Washington, D.C., United States
    • Evergreen Museum & Library Owned · Baltimore, United States
    • Homewood Field Owned · Maryland, United States
    • Imagine Owned · United States
    • Maxine F. Singer Research Building Owned · United States
    • WJHU Owned · Maryland, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

JHU Press publishes 90 scholarly journals and more than 200 new books each year. Since 1993, JHU Press has run Project MUSE, an online provider of more than 550 scholarly journals and more than 20,000 electronic books.

The press has three operating divisions:

Book Publishing: acquisitions, manuscript editing, design & production, and marketing

Journals and Electronic Publishing, which includes Project MUSE

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Hopkins Fulfillment Services (HFS): order processing, information systems, and the distribution center

From Wikipedia’s article on Johns Hopkins University Press, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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