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    Publishing Principles

    Publishing principles in Estonian Academy of Arts

    Estonian Academy of Arts Press is a subdivision of Estonian Academy of Arts that is publishing high-level academic and intellectual literature about architecture, design, art culture and fine arts with the objective to transmit relevant knowledge about art; to sustain and intensify the Estonian art culture; to support the studies at the Academy, and raise the quality of Academy’s work in general. EAA Press publishes both original material and translated books.

     

    I General

    • Publishing is one of the library’s activities and it is conducted according to the Academy’s statutes.
    • Publishing is supervised by the Vice-Rector for Research.
    • Publishing is overseen by the publishing committee, which is comprised of  Vice-Rector for Research, Chairman of Research Council, Head of Research and Development Department, faculty representatives, heads of the Library and Communications department and the Publisher
    • Publishing operates under its own budget.

    II Publishing Philosophy

    The purpose of publishing is to support studies at the Academy and to publicise the following:

    • translations of textbooks, collections and other materials, based on proposals of various departments;
    • original material, i.e. texts commissioned by specialists in a particular field;
    • peer-reviewed research and study literature (monographs, periodicals and serialised publications);
    • textbooks, collections of articles, methodological and other material written/compiled by the faculty members, which also help to promote their academic careers.

    III Operations

    • Publishing is based on the “project portfolio”, which is comprised of proposals submitted by faculties/departments. Proposals and projects may also be submitted by specialists outside of the academy.
    • The projects are discussed and approved by the publishing committee.
    • Publishing is organised by the publisher.
    • The publisher reports to the publishing committee at least once a year.
    • The Academy’s logo is included on the covers and title pages of Estonian Academy of Art publications, as well as books published with grants from the Academy.