Publisher since 1981
VU Universtity Press & Uitgeverij Vesuvius
VU University Press is an academic publisher that produces titles in English and in Dutch. There is also an imprint for books for a general readership, Vesuvius. Its office is located in the bookshop in the entrance hall of the main VU building. The portfolio covers the entire range of academic publications: textbooks, conference proceedings, monographs, dissertations, study skills material. We distribute nationally, internationally and via our own webshop. We support the Open Access policy of the VU.
Authors have three reasons to choose our publishing house, aside from our experience and professionalism.
“Once the text is ready, your printed book will be available within two months at the Centraal Boekhuis and a month later at Amazon”
Three reasons to choose VU University Press
VU Universtity Press & Uitgeverij Vesuvius
Speed
Once the text is ready, your printed book will be available within two months at the Centraal Boekhuis and a month later at Amazon. We don’t have a ‘waiting list’. We work especially fast, thanks in part to a large team of freelancers.
One editor
You will deal with just one editor. This keeps the lines of communication short and clear. Our authors have considerable ‘say’ in decisions about the design and layout, so we create the book together.
Low price
The retail prices of our volumes are relatively low. This can be ascribed to our low overhead and our company philosophy: we are a service-publisher for the VU University. But we also welcome authors from elsewhere.
In-House Team
VU Universtity Press & Uitgeverij Vesuvius

Pier Rienks
Director

Ilke Jacobs
Publisher

Jan Anton Brouwer
Publisher

Dorien Keus
Assistant Publisher
Freelance Team
VU Universtity Press & Uitgeverij Vesuvius

Alison Fisher
external editor and translator

Jaap Prummel
designer

Joost van Ommen
designer

Marion van Rosendahl
designer

Martijn Meijer
external editor

Paul Impens
representative

René van der Vooren
designer

Ronald Rhebergen
representative

Sjoukje Rienks
designer

Titus Schulz
designer

Yda Smets
external editor

Elcke de Geus
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