Gorgias 360 - Globalizing Scholarship

Overview: Gorgias 360 is an initiative that provides access to vital contributions to the humanities from publishers outside North America and Europe. With a focus on Middle Eastern religious traditions and their histories, the volumes found in Gorgias 360 are written in Turkish, Arabic, and many other languages. This one of a kind collection is constantly growing with new titles being added every month.

Below you'll find information on the benefits of Gorgias 360 for publishers, libraries, and scholars. If you have any questions, please email gorgias360@gorgiaspress.com

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The demand from scholars on academic libraries in North America and Europe is moving at an accelerated pace towards eBooks. While institutions recognize the need to enhance library budgets for eBook acquisitions as user preferences change, many publishers outside North America and Europe find it difficult to circulate their publications across academic libraries. As a result, these works are underrepresented and libraries are not providing the breadth of global scholarship needed to optimize individual and institutional research outputs. 

What are the benefits for Libraries and Scholars?

Gorgias 360 provides a way for libraries and scholars around the globe to access vital contributions to academic discourse in the humanities from publishers outside North America and Europe, publishing in any language. As Gorgias Press is already established as a leading academic publisher in this field, with titles distributed across key library acquisitions services such as EBSCO and De Gruyter, as well as our own eBook app, Gorgias 360 makes global content available in eBook and on-demand format to scholars without the need for time-consuming catalog research, complex payment systems, long delivery times or hidden costs. 

Our Gorgias 360 imprint already has the trust of publishers beyond North American and Europe thanks to our multilingual offer and international reputation for scholarly excellence and integrity. Our ethical business model also means our global publishing partners maintain the intellectual rights to their titles while being able to share scholarship with previously hard to reach audiences.

What are the benefits for Publishers?

Gorgias 360 provides a way for publishers from all countries, publishing in any language, to make their content available in eBook and on-demand format without losing the intellectual rights to their publications. As Gorgias Press is already established as a major academic publisher across numerous humanities disciplines, our Gorgias 360 imprint already has the trust of librarians thanks to our reputation for excellent content and academic integrity. Your books will appear within the Gorgias 360 brand with your own imprint, thus keeping the intellectual rights within your publishing house.

FURTHER INFORMATION FOR LIBRARIES AND SCHOLARS

Why is Gorgias 360 Important for Libraries and Scholars?

Most North American and European scholarship does not consider first-class scholarly output from other regions, either because such publications are not acquired by western libraries or because the content is written in non-Romance languages. But eBooks and advancements in AI mean this situation is changing rapidly. 

Gorgias 360 aims to provide equal opportunities to all academic publishers across the world and drive inclusive scholarship. Through our Gorgias 360 service, academic libraries in North America and Europe can acquire diverse content in eBook form as easily as they can purchase local western publications. This means scholars will be able to utilize important but previously unknown or inaccessible titles in their research as easily as they would any other European or North American publication.

Technology is opening up scholarship. Publications in a multitude of languages are central to Gorgias 360 as advancements in AI permit scholars to access research even when written in languages incomprehensible to them. On recognizing a publication of interest in any language, as experts in their field, scholars can simply plug sections of texts into translation engines, get a strong overview of the direction of scholarship and, ultimately, use AI tools to fully transform texts into their own language. For this reason, publishers, libraries, and scholars are excited about sharing and accessing titles via Gorgias 360.

How do Scholars and Libraries Access Publications by Gorgias 360?

Scholars and libraries do not need to do anything new to access and acquire Gorgias 360 publications. All titles provided by our international partners are integrated into the Gorgias catalog via the Gorgias 360 imprint and display alongside other Gorgias Press titles on all our eBook distribution platforms. For ease of access, Gorgias 360 titles can also be searched on our dedicated Gorgias 360 imprint webpages.

Gorgias 360 takes care of all the necessary technical work for our publisher partners, which means scholars and libraries can expect the same straightforward acquisition processes and high production quality associated with all our print and eBook titles.  

Retail costs remain in line with our standard pricing schemes and libraries can simply acquire as usual while enhancing the benefits to scholars and institutions through increasing the intellectual diversity and global reach of their acquisitions.

When can Scholars and Libraries Start Accessing Gorgias 360 Titles?

Over 100 titles are already available in English and other languages, across the humanities and social sciences, from publishers in the Middle East and the larger premodern world, including FECR in Turkey, Notre Dame University in Lebanon, and Dar al-Machreq in Lebanon. Titles from the Centre de documentation et de recherches arabes chrétiennes (Cedrac) and Saint-Joseph University of Beirut are coming soon. We are also in discussion with several other publishers in the Middle East and India, including SEERI. We foresee hundreds more titles coming available as part of the Gorgias 360 program within the next year (2025/26). Click the logos to explore our current Gorgias 360 titles by publisher.

Why Acquire Titles from Gorgias 360?

For the past 25 years, Gorgias Press has established itself as a publishing house ‘For Scholars, By Scholars’. We have  a respected and trusted name in the academic market; libraries know that books published and/or distributed by Gorgias Press are in demand by researchers. For this reason, our editors will ensure that the books selected for the Gorgias 360 program meet our academic standards and the level of excellence expected by scholars in North America and Europe.

Gorgias 360 will transform the intellectual breadth and diversity of scholarship within your library collections and ensure scholars have the titles they need to make their research stand out from the crowd. 

Gorgias 360 will benefit your library, institution, and scholars, and contribute to enhancing scholarship around

Contact gorgias360@gorgiaspress.com to start your Gorgias 360 journey today.

FURTHER INFORMATION FOR PUBLISHERS

Why is Gorgias 360 Important for Libraries and Scholarship?

Most North American and European scholarship does not routinely consider first-class scholarly output from other regions, either because such publications are not acquired by western libraries or because the content is written in non-Romance languages. But eBooks and advancements in AI mean this situation is changing rapidly.

Gorgias 360 aims to provide equal opportunity to all academic publishers across the world. Through our Gorgias 360 service, academic libraries in North America and Europe can now acquire your content in eBook form as easily as they can purchase local western publications. This means scholars will be able to utilize your titles in their research as they would any other European or North American publication.

Technology is opening up scholarship. Your books do not need to be in English to be part of Gorgias 360. Advancements in AI permit scholars to access research even when written in languages incomprehensible to them. On recognizing a publication of interest in any language, as experts in their field, scholars can simply plug sections of texts into translation engines, get a strong overview of the direction of scholarship and, ultimately, use AI tools to fully transform texts into their own language. For this reason, academic libraries are excited about the opportunities presented by Gorgias 360.

How Does Gorgias 360 Work?

Publishers who sign up to Gorgias 360 have it easy… All they need to do is provide their books in PDF format and leave the rest to us!

Gorgias 360 will take care of all the necessary technical work involved in converting your PDFs into the necessary eBook formats. We will then build the content within our eBook distribution platforms and distribute your eBooks through as many channels as possible on your behalf.

You can simply sit back and collect this new stream of revenue. It is that simple.

Who Holds the Copyright and Intellectual Property of Titles within Gorgias 360?

You, the publisher, will retain copyright over all content throughout the life of each publication’s copyright. All intellectual property will remain with the publisher, and the imprint of the publisher will appear prominently on all eBook editions.

How will Gorgias 360 Provide Publishers with Additional Revenue?

Participating in Gorgias 360 will not affect the publisher’s existing print sales as you will be reaching new markets. Instead, any income received by the publisher through Gorgias 360 will be new income.

And, for a limited time only, Gorgias Press will not be charging publishers any fees for this service. Gorgias 360 will carry all costs associated with converting the PDFs and preparing them for sale on eBook and on-demand platforms.

Contracts and anticipated revenues will be outlined with publishers during discussions with our dedicated Gorgias 360 team.

Why Partner with Gorgias Press LLC?

For the past 25 years, Gorgias Press LLC has established itself as a publishing house ‘For Scholars, By Scholars’. We have a respected and trusted name in the academic market; libraries feel secure in the knowledge that books published and/or distributed by Gorgias Press are in demand by researchers and of high scholarly value. For this reason, our editors will ensure that the books selected for the Gorgias 360 program meet our academic standards and the level of excellence expected by university libraries in North America and Europe.

Join Gorgias 360 now to transform the intellectual reach of your publications and build resilience in your income streams.

Gorgias 360 will benefit you, your authors, and scholars around the globe.  

Contact gorgias360@gorgiaspress.com to start your Gorgias 360 journey today.