PALGRAVE MACMILLAN ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF PALGRAVE PIVOT
www.palgrave.com/pivot<http://www.palgrave.com/pivot>

London, New York, October, 2012 - A new initiative from Palgrave Macmillan is
breaking down the boundaries of publishing research.

Palgrave Pivot publishes peer-reviewed research at lengths between the journal
article and the monograph. This e-first initiative liberates scholarship from the
straightjacket of traditional formats, allowing works to be published in the format
and length best suited to the research itself, within 12 weeks of manuscript
acceptance.

Palgrave Pivot was developed following a year-long research project, which asked
over 1,000 scholars about the challenges faced when publishing research. The
findings showed that the scholarly community had a real need for an alternative
publishing format, and this has been echoed in numerous endorsements for Palgrave
Pivot since it was first announced in December 2011. "This is a bold innovation.
Whereas publishing these days is too often belatedly reactive rather than proactive,
Palgrave Macmillan has created an exciting new form to occupy the middle ground
between a journal article and a monograph that will have significant impact on
future work in the Humanities and Social Sciences", notes Eric Rasmussen, Chair of
the Department of English, University of Nevada, USA.

Palgrave Pivot is committed to publishing quickly, offering scholarship in the
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) greater opportunities to move forward rapidly
and have greater impact. As HSS scholars are only too aware, it can take years for
research in these fields to achieve final publication. Palgrave Pivot authors can
expect their work to be available within 12 weeks of manuscript acceptance,
enabling scholars to respond immediately to topical debates and issues. Neil
Chakraborti, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Leicester, UK concurs that
Palgrave Pivot publications provide "an ideal format for scholars seeking to
disseminate their research while it is still fresh and current".

One example of the topical relevance of Palgrave Pivot publications is a new work by
Kath Woodward, Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology
Department, Open University, UK. Sporting Times<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137275363> is one of the first scholarly
publications published on the London 2012 Olympics.

Speaking about the initiative, Sam Burridge, Executive Director, Palgrave Macmillan
comments "Palgrave Macmillan is committed to user-focused innovation across all
its publishing areas and we want to work closely with our community to develop the
tools and services it needs. Palgrave Pivot is just one example of several new
initiatives that we are committed to delivering to the scholarly community over the
coming year."

About Palgrave Pivot
The initiative, first announced to market in December 2011, becomes a reality on
30th October 2012 when Palgrave Pivot launches with 21 new titles<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/browse/advancedsearchresults?printPubDateFrom=10/2012&contentType=pivotOnly&order_by=publish-date>.
Palgrave Pivot publications will be available as ebooks for libraries, including via
Palgrave Connect<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/>, individual ebooks for personal use, and as digitally-produced print
editions. Publications that will be available at launch include:

*       Global and Transnational History<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137299833>, written by renowned historian Akira Iriye
*       Media, Myth, and Society<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137301673> by Arthur Asa Berger
*       The Spirit of Selflessness in Maoist China: Socialist Medicine and the<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137293831> New Man<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137293831> by
Christos Lynteris
*       Preparing for Life in Humanity 2.0<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137277077> by Steve Fuller. Fuller was described by
Metascience as "the closest thing to a Foucault writing today in the English language"
*       Being a Muslim in the World<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137301291> by Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of
Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York
*       Fukushima<http://www.palgraveconnect.com/pc/doifinder/10.1057/9781137274335> by David Elliott, one of the first scholarly responses to the Japanese
 nuclear disaster last year

For more information about Palgrave Pivot, please visit www.palgrave.com/pivot.

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