University press and the university commitment regarding practices of spreading the knowledge produced

Authors

  • Leilah Santiago Bufrem Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Tânia Maria Braga Garcia Universidade Federal do Paraná

Keywords:

University press. Editorial practices. University publisher.

Abstract

This work presents the results of studies, observation and exploratory research about the university presses in Brazil, considering the challenges and tensions involved in the institutionalization of their practices. These refer especially to the academic commitment in regard to the market imperatives; the valorization of journals as privileged vehicles for scientific communication; and the structural, bureaucratic and financial conditions of the publishing companies in face of the possibilities to reconcile the means of production and these same conditions. This work also highlights the positioning of university publishers in favor of the academic ideal, present in all testimonies, which indicates the need to reassess the structures and means of productions without losing sight of the political and social dimensions of the publishing companies and the institutional commitment of the university.

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Author Biographies

Leilah Santiago Bufrem, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE -, professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP/Marília -  Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR

Tânia Maria Braga Garcia, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade de São Paulo – Usp.

Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR.

Published

2014-06-11

How to Cite

BUFREM, L. S.; GARCIA, T. M. B. University press and the university commitment regarding practices of spreading the knowledge produced. Em Questão, Porto Alegre, v. 20, n. 1, p. 151–164, 2014. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/40816. Acesso em: 23 apr. 2025.

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