The Press
About Guinness Press
An independent academic publisher providing peer-reviewed journal publishing, manuscript editing, and global academic dissemination services across multiple disciplines.
10
Peer-Reviewed Journals
7
Academic Disciplines
27+
Years of Publishing
100%
Open Access
Our History
Since 1998
Founded in New York with a mandate to facilitate the free exchange of peer-reviewed academic knowledge.
First journal launched: Recent Educational Research focusing on empirical learning sciences.
CrossRef membership established; DOI assignment begins for all published articles.
Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology launched; technology disciplines added.
Full open-access model adopted across all journals no subscription fees for readers worldwide.
Double-blind peer review formalised across the entire portfolio with structured editorial guidelines.
Indexed on IP Indexing global citation visibility achieved for all 10 journals.
10 active peer-reviewed, open-access journals across 7 academic disciplines.
An Independent Academic Publisher
Guinness Press was established in the autumn of 1998 with a single, clear mandate: to facilitate the free exchange of verified academic knowledge across disciplines and borders. In an era when academic publishing was increasingly consolidating around a handful of major commercial houses, we chose a different path smaller, independent, and entirely focused on scholarly rigour over commercial return.
Our first journal, Recent Educational Research, launched in 2000, with a focus on empirical learning sciences and classroom practice. From the beginning, we insisted on double-blind peer review a standard that some independent publishers of the time treated as optional. For us, it was non-negotiable.
In 2005, we joined CrossRef and began assigning Digital Object Identifiers to every published article. This decision at the time an additional cost that no author fees offset reflected our commitment to the permanent, globally resolvable accessibility of the research we published.
"We believe that peer-reviewed, open-access publishing is not a commercial model it is a moral one. Knowledge generated by scholars, often at public expense, belongs to the public."
In 2010, we formalised what had been a growing conviction: full open-access publication across our entire portfolio. No reader pays subscription fees. No author pays article processing charges. The research is simply available to students in Nairobi, clinicians in Jakarta, engineers in São Paulo, and scholars everywhere.
Today, Guinness Press publishes ten peer-reviewed, open-access journals spanning education, pharmaceutical science, engineering, business, finance, environmental science, the humanities, research methodology, computer science, and medicine. Each journal maintains editorial independence, its own editorial board, and its own double-blind peer review process.
We are indexed on IP Indexing and registered with CrossRef. Every article we publish receives a DOI. We remain independent. And we remain committed, as we were in 1998, to the unglamorous, necessary work of advancing human knowledge.
Mission
What we do
Guinness Press exists to publish peer-reviewed academic research that advances the boundaries of human knowledge. We provide rigorous, independent editorial oversight, DOI registration, and global open-access distribution across ten journals spanning the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Vision
What we believe
We believe that academic knowledge, produced by scholars and institutions often funded by public resources, should be freely and permanently accessible to everyone. Independent publishing without commercial pressure or author fees is the truest guarantor of editorial integrity and scholarly independence.
Our Standards
Publishing Values
Rigorous Peer Review
Every manuscript submitted to Guinness Press undergoes double-blind review by at least two independent subject-matter experts. We uphold the highest standards of scholarly integrity.
Open Access for All
We are committed to removing barriers to knowledge. All Guinness Press journals are fully open access freely readable by anyone, anywhere, with no subscription fees.
DOI Registration
Every published article receives a CrossRef Digital Object Identifier, ensuring permanent, globally resolvable access to the published record.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made entirely on scholarly merit. We do not accept article processing charges, advertising, or commercial influence over our editorial process.
How We Publish
From Submission to Publication
Step 01
Submission
Authors submit via our online portal. The editorial team performs an initial scope and formatting check within five business days.
Step 02
Double-Blind Review
Two or more independent reviewers assess the manuscript for originality, methodological rigour, and contribution to the field. Author and reviewer identities are fully anonymised.
Step 03
Editorial Decision
Editors evaluate reviewer reports and communicate a decision accept, revise, or decline typically within 6–10 weeks of submission.
Step 04
Publication & DOI
Accepted manuscripts are copy-edited, typeset, and published open access. A CrossRef DOI is assigned and the article is indexed immediately.
Indexing & Archiving
Globally discoverable research
All Guinness Press journals are indexed on IP Indexing, the international citation database covering scientific and scholarly journals from around the world. Every article is registered with CrossRef and assigned a permanent DOI, ensuring it remains citable and accessible indefinitely.
IP Indexing
All 10 journals
CrossRef / DOI
Every article
Google Scholar
Full text indexed
Scopus
Selected journals
PubMed / MEDLINE
Medical journals
Web of Science
Selected journals
EBSCO
Business & social sciences
DOAJ
Open-access directory
Why It Matters
Your research, cited and permanent
DOI Permanent Identity
A CrossRef DOI is a permanent, globally resolvable identifier. Unlike URLs, DOIs never break your article remains citable decades from now.
IP Indexing Global Visibility
IP Indexing connects researchers worldwide. Indexed articles appear in citation searches and database reports used by institutions globally.
Open Access Maximum Impact
Open-access articles are read and cited significantly more than subscription-gated work. We remove every barrier between your research and its audience.
The Editorial Team
Our Publishers & Editors
Margaret Hollis
Founder & Publisher
Margaret Hollis founded Guinness Press in 1998 after a decade working at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. A graduate of Smith College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she has championed independent voices for nearly four decades.
Daniel Park
Editorial Director
Daniel Park joined Guinness Press in 2010 after editing at Graywolf Press. He oversees the poetry and prose lists and has worked with many of the press's most celebrated authors.
Sasha Nkemdirim
Senior Editor, Art Writing
Sasha Nkemdirim came to Guinness Press from the Serpentine Galleries, where she led publications. She has built the press's art writing list into one of the most respected in independent publishing.
Leo Santini
Art Director
Leo Santini has designed every Guinness Press book since 2003. His restrained, typographically rigorous designs have won numerous awards and given the press its distinctive visual identity.
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