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Australian Academic Press was founded by psychologist Stephen May in 1987. With undergraduate training in the fields of psychology and vertebrate biology and postgraduate study in both psychology and neuroanatomy, Stephen established Australian Academic Press as an independent publishing house servicing both the behavioural and social sciences.

The Brisbane-based company quickly gained a reputation for quality and innovation, working with some of the country’s leading academics, researchers, and scholarly and professional societies. Two major publishing arms were established within the company, one to pursue scientific journal publishing, the other to focus on evidence-based treatment guides and resources for mental health clinicians.

With a firm focus on taking Australian research global the press released  in 1998 the Griffith University developed FRIENDS anxiety prevention program (www.friendsinfo.net), now recognised as the world’s leading school-based intervention for childhood anxiety with translations and adaptations in schools across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK, Germany, Finland, and the Netherlands. A stable of locally edited scientific journals was established and distributed worldwide in both print and digital formats.

Today, Australian Academic Press publishes a range  of evidence-based clinical treatment and prevention resources (e.g. www.couplecare.info), continues to grow its stable of innovative eJournals,  and, since 2008, has been building an extensive new list of books for both the academic and trade markets in the areas of psychology, legal studies, and education.

AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC PRESS STAFF

Publisher/Managing Director/Owner — Stephen May BSc (Hons) Psychology

Stephen has over 20 years experience in the digital publishing and design industry as well as 7 years tertiary training in the fields of psychology and vertebrate biology. He is a registered psychologist who graduated from the University of Queensland in 1984 and went on to pursue postgraduate study in both psychology and neuroanatomy before establishing Australian Academic Press in 1987. He is currently President of the Australian Publisher’s Association (APA), the country's peak body for publishers, representing 93% of industry turnover and has served on the APA's Independent Publisher’s Committee from 2000 to 2006 and the Scholarly and Journals Committe since 2008. He is a founding member of the Australian chapter of the UK-based Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and was appointed in 2008 to the Editorial Board of Learned Publishing, the journal of the ALPSP. He has participated in various scholarly and periodical publishing workshops and forums over the years and holds a particular interest in emerging trends in electronic publishing and distribution within academia. He has personally edited an extensive range of scientific and professional texts and written professionally for both magazines and newspapers on psychological topics. He has presented invited talks to editors, librarians and psychologists on the role of the publisher in the social sciences as well presenting at scientific conferences in Australia and the United States. He remains highly enthusiastic about psychology and working with psychologists to promote the advancement of the profession and its application to everyday life. He bought his first Apple computer in 1986 (a secondhand 64K Apple II+) and remains addicted to the platform and the company's expanding product range.

Managing Editor — Roberta Blake, Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing and Editing), Master of Editing and Publishing, Member of Society of Editors, Queensland

Production Editor — Sue Bracewell

Marketing and Publicity Manager — Amanda Hearn, Bachelor of Business (Advertising & Human Resources), Bachelor of Creative Studies (Media & Communications)

Rights and Journal Sales Manager — Karita Guiney

Accounts Manager — Claire Ignacio, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Editorial Associate — Tina Thornton, DipAppSc(Nsg), BN, MEd

Editorial Associate — Mandy Reid, PhD

Editorial Associate — Lian Flick, BA (Hons) Psychology

Graphic Design Associate — Maria Biaggini, Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design, Venezuela

Graphic Design Associate —Andrea Rinarelli, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Graphic Design)

Consulting Editor — Linda May, BA (Hons) Psychology, BSc(Hons) Neurobiology