Zhejiang University Press (traditional Chinese: 浙江大學出版社; simplified Chinese: 浙江大学出版社), is the official press of Zhejiang University in the People's Republic of China.
Established in 1984, Zhejiang University Press (ZUP) it publishes on very diverse subjects and covers areas of natural sciences, engineering and technology, the humanities and social sciences, medicine and life sciences. It publishes academic monographs, textbooks for teachers and students, professional and trade books, and art albums. In recent years, it has established close partnerships with publishers outside China, such as Springer, Elsevier, WSPC, Cengage, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and McGraw-Hill.
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