Peter Lang Group

For academics in the Humanities and Social Sciences, we are disseminators of valuable academic research that empowers passionate authors to reach eager readers.

We strive to do this faster than expected and at a quality higher than hoped for because we have been doing it for over 50 years and are prepared for the next 50. We believe in what we do, which leads to meaningful growth for authors, readers and employees.

Publishing For the Future: The Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition 
Publishing For the Future: The Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition 
2024 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in Environmental Humanities
2024 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in Environmental Humanities
Neue Rezension über Werner Mittelstaedts „Transformation und Ambivalenz. Steht die Welt vor dem Kollaps?“ von Hans Holzinger auf KlimabildungSalzburg.org
Neue Rezension über Werner Mittelstaedts „Transformation und Ambivalenz. Steht die Welt vor dem Kollaps?“ von Hans Holzinger auf KlimabildungSalzburg.org
Winners announced for the 2023 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition
Winners announced for the 2023 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition
Jonathan Gordon Smith shortlisted for 2019-2023 Book Award from the Society of Hindu-Christian Studies
Jonathan Gordon Smith shortlisted for 2019-2023 Book Award from the Society of Hindu-Christian Studies
Peter Lang Group joins the OpenAthens Federation
Peter Lang Group joins the OpenAthens Federation
Lastres‐López awarded the Guadalupe Aguado Research Award for Early Career Researchers 2023
Lastres‐López awarded the Guadalupe Aguado Research Award for Early Career Researchers 2023
XX PREMIO REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA 2023 para / for Santiago Del Rey Quesada
XX PREMIO REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA 2023 para / for Santiago Del Rey Quesada
Peter Lang concludes Open Access agreement with ZBW
Peter Lang concludes Open Access agreement with ZBW
“Journeys in the Sun: Travel Literature and Desire in Balearic Islands” wins ESSE Book Award
“Journeys in the Sun: Travel Literature and Desire in Balearic Islands” wins ESSE Book Award
American Educational Studies Association names 2017 Critics’ Choice award
American Educational Studies Association names 2017 Critics’ Choice award
Paul Ian Campbell shortlisted for Lord Aberdare Literary Prize
Paul Ian Campbell shortlisted for Lord Aberdare Literary Prize
Peter Lang uses Portico for Digital Preservation
Peter Lang uses Portico for Digital Preservation
Jefferson Pooley wins James W. Carey Media Research Award
Jefferson Pooley wins James W. Carey Media Research Award
Henry A. Giroux receives honorary doctorate from University of the West of Scotland
Henry A. Giroux receives honorary doctorate from University of the West of Scotland
Peter Lang GmbH to relocate to Berlin
Peter Lang GmbH to relocate to Berlin
Peter Lang and CPI sign agreement on global print-on-demand
Peter Lang and CPI sign agreement on global print-on-demand
Ute Maren Schubert appointed as Global Production Manager
Ute Maren Schubert appointed as Global Production Manager
Peter Lang uses PubMatch and IPR License for rights sales
Peter Lang uses PubMatch and IPR License for rights sales
Ty-Ron Douglas, Erin Cameron & Constance Russell, Patricia H. Hinchey and Jennifer T. Shiller win Society of Professors of Education award!
Ty-Ron Douglas, Erin Cameron & Constance Russell, Patricia H. Hinchey and Jennifer T. Shiller win Society of Professors of Education award!
Patricia Mitchell’s new title included in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education listing!
Patricia Mitchell’s new title included in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education listing!
Paul Ian Campbell wins the British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize!
Paul Ian Campbell wins the British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize!
Peter Lang confirmed by OAPEN as compliant with open access requirements of ERC, Wellcome, and FWF
Peter Lang confirmed by OAPEN as compliant with open access requirements of ERC, Wellcome, and FWF
Peter McLaren Honored with Two Lifetime Achievement Awards
Peter McLaren Honored with Two Lifetime Achievement Awards
«Staatenlexikon Afrika»: Erstauflage nach sechs Monaten vergriffen
«Staatenlexikon Afrika»: Erstauflage nach sechs Monaten vergriffen
Dr. Jim Macnamara lectures at the London School of Economics
Dr. Jim Macnamara lectures at the London School of Economics
Critical Qualitative Research series award winners
Critical Qualitative Research series award winners
Communication titles win NCA Awards!
Communication titles win NCA Awards!
New book series: Global Literary Modernisms
New book series: Global Literary Modernisms
Peter Lang Education titles win the 2016 AESA Critics’ Choice Award
Peter Lang Education titles win the 2016 AESA Critics’ Choice Award
Teaching for Change’s Summer Reading List 2016
Teaching for Change’s Summer Reading List 2016
BAFTSS Best Book Award 2016
BAFTSS Best Book Award 2016