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Overview

The achievements of the Antonine University Press takes the form of the publication of periodicals, collective works, individual works (on paper or in electronic form,) and compact discs, audio (musical) recordings, technological, or scientific data. The Antonine University Press pays priority attention to the results of research undertaken within the Antonine University (UA) units, which take the form of peer-reviewed periodicals, conference proceedings, individual monographs, as well as the publication of textbooks.

The UA Press sends these publications to various internal, national, or international audiences, depending on the disciplinary specialization or the literary or artistic nature of these publications.

Mission

The main mission of the UA Press is to unlock people’s potential with the best learning and research solutions. For this reason, the publishing house intends to develop and grow, with an emphasis on co-publications, local and international distribution agreements for printed publications, especially on a systematic electronic distribution of digital versions of all past, current, and future publications of UA.

With the constant support of UA, the UA Press knows more than ever its obligation to contribute to the witness of people’s experience and to the development of their capacities by remaining an independent place for welcoming new works and productions.

Vision

The UA Press vision is to create a world of learning and research, by enabling people to achieve success by providing the best learning and research solutions; supporting writers and readers through continually improved content, experiences and care; and using its profit for purpose, contributing to society by furthering the mission of UA.

Values

The UA Press values desire to be an accountable department committed to success, which produces results and attain their goals through creative and innovative means. UA’s students and acquaintances are the most important resource and only through developing their talents and attributing them due recognition, respect and reward, will make our vision a tangible reality.

Service, leadership, independence, and inclusivity are the UA Press’s core values, which express and reflect a deep commitment to openness, accessibility, and independent points of view that enable an essential platform of creativity and innovation.

Message from the director

Reading is an art; Writing is an art; and so is Publishing.

It becomes a tragedy when modern human do not appreciate the white sheet, the fruit of pain from cutting a tree, which silently and freely submits itself to the human mind. This sheet deserves candid respect and not the violence inflicted upon it by contemporary people. It is a valued partner for the human intellect and imagination, which contributes greatly to achieving universal benefit instead of succumbing to the limits of personal interest.

Until the end of the last century, both reading and writing were the uncontested realms of paper. On white sheets, we learned to write in elementary school and through paper inked by lead characters that we learned to read. These skills accompanied us our entire life and before being a pleasure, books were a necessity for everyone. Indeed, culture was handed over through reading and writing as this process persisted over time.

Writing conveys the special characteristics of each individual. It expresses the unique personality of the person holding the pen. It allows us to fill the gaps that life imposes on us sometimes and makes possible what seems or is impossible. It creates opportunities for us to reflect on issues and events in an artistic way. Writers are among the artists of life; they embody the essence of thoughts and paint reality with emotions and with the colors of their souls.

Publishing a book is comparable to starting a new friendship. One has to invest the time to do it properly. Thus, the Publishing House was intended to encourage encounters among people, to respond to the greatest need of the writers, and to help them communicate their richness and to expose it on the most daring ground of publication.

The Publishing House is based on its major pillars of competence, openness, study, and dialogue. It sets the foundations for future decisions and further developments to those who have adequate tools to write by profession. It is a project of permanent analogy, a cultural platform with the highest aspiration of identifying and setting publishing guidelines for our time.

In this historical and critical moment, an extremely complex time to understand the direction in which contemporary society is moving, the Publishing House aim is to provide a voice