Why Publish Books on Project MUSE

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Supporting the Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem

For more than 25 years, Project MUSE has connected digital scholarship in the arts, humanities, and social sciences with libraries around the world. Our mission-driven business model is designed to strengthen the nonprofit scholarly publishing ecosystem.

Project MUSE partners with university presses and nonprofit publishers to deliver high-quality, peer-reviewed books to academic libraries at sustainable prices. Revenue generated through library purchases flows directly back to participating publishers—ensuring that support for scholarship stays within the nonprofit publishing community.

Deep Expertise in the Library Market

Project MUSE has long-standing relationships with academic libraries worldwide and continually adapts its offerings based on market research and ongoing dialogue with librarians.

The MUSE Books Program is designed to give libraries flexible ways to acquire scholarly books while helping publishers reach a global institutional audience. Publishers can participate through multiple acquisition models, including:

  • Subject and publisher collections
  • Single-title sales
  • Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) programs

In addition to these purchasing models, publishers can also make titles openly available through the Project MUSE Open Access Books Program.

Together, these options allow publishers to reach libraries with a variety of collection needs and budget models while maximizing the visibility and impact of their books.

Features of Project MUSE Books Program

Publishers participating in the MUSE Books Program benefit from a platform designed to support discoverability, usability, and long-term access.

Publishing Infrastructure and Support

  • Production services and technical expertise
  • Ongoing support for evolving library and publishing standards
  • Continuous improvements to the MUSE platform’s design and functionality

Usage Data and Reporting

  • Robust usage statistics, including data visualizations, automated summary reports, and detailed export options
  • Interactive analytics tools with filters for book, chapter, institution, country, and more

Metadata and Integration

  • Metadata accepted via ONIX feeds or Excel templates
  • Compatibility with all major digital asset management (DAM) vendors
  • Partnerships with library vendors to ensure inclusion in discovery systems and knowledge bases

Platform Integrity and Security

  • Continuous monitoring for potential misuse at purchasing institutions

Marketing and Promotion

  • Promotion of publisher content and brands through conferences, social media (organic and paid), and the MUSE platform
  • Collaboration with publishers on publicity and marketing initiatives

Flexible Participation

  • Publishers can choose which titles to submit for inclusion
  • MUSE staff can consult with publishers to help identify titles that best fit the program

How to Participate

To learn more about selecting titles for the program, consult the Guidelines for Selecting Books for Project MUSE. To include your books on Project MUSE, please complete the Apply To Put Your Book on MUSE form.