About

Arc Humanities Press (Arc) operates as a specialist ALP (academic-led press) from its registered office in Yorkshire, with a focus on the history and impact of the past. It was established as the publishing arm of the learned society for medieval studies worldwide, CARMEN Worldwide Medieval Network.

Arc publishes scholarly research across premodern interdisciplinary studies. It takes in the late antique, medieval, and early modern periods from a global perspective; area studies (within and beyond Europe); digital humanities; and research that fosters better public engagement in, and understanding, of the past and the links the premodern world has with the contemporary world. It aims to publish “edgy” research.

Arc offers its authors rigorous acceptance standards, rapid turn-round times, newest digital outputs, including full Open Access compliance, and works in partnership with Amsterdam University Press (AUP) and its agents to provide worldwide distribution in print and digitally.

Baker & Taylor Publisher Services (BTPS) in Ashland, OH is the North American fulfillment agent for Arc Humanities Press titles (excl. journals). Ingram Publisher Services UK provides warehousing facilities for customer orders for the rest of the world.

Project MUSE provides online access to Arc Humanities Press journals, all our books, and hosts our Open Access publications alongside OAPEN at the Dutch Royal Library, who also record all our OA titles in DOAB.

Other important e-platform partners that we use are: De GruyterEbrary (EBL and EBC) via ProQuestNetLibrary and EBSCO, and JSTOR. Other vendors that supply our books include Dawson Books, Gardners Books, and IG Publishing.

Arc’s ePubs are additionally available through Amazon/Kindle.