Bristol University Press is committed to publishing high-quality social science research that makes a real-world impact.  Join us at the BSA conference to explore our latest books and journals, including the new Creative Research Methods Journal. Book a meeting with our editor to discuss your publishing projects, including open access options. Special offer for BSA attendees: Get your favourite BUP books at 50% off during April! Use code CNF26 at checkout on our website.  Discover more about our Sociology programme.

De Gruyter Brill is a global publishing leader in the humanities and beyond. Headquartered in Berlin, with its second-largest office in Leiden, De Gruyter Brill publishes over 3,500 books and 800 journals annually, with a strong focus on the humanities and social sciences while covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. De Gruyter Brill is a family-owned, independent publisher committed to curating indispensable research that breaks boundaries, builds new bonds, and shapes a better future.

Emerald Publishing is a global publisher committed to publishing mission-led social science research that tackles key societal challenges. Working with thought leaders and rising stars worldwide to produce articles, monographs, handbooks, short-form books and series that set the research agenda, Emerald’s sociology programme is an exciting home for scholarship that aims to reach beyond the academy - championing fresh thinking and diverse voices to tackle the most pressing and important issues of our time.

Liverpool University Press is the UK’s third oldest university press, with a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research since 1899. LUP has rapidly expanded in recent years to become an award-winning academic publisher that produces approximately 200 books a year, over 50 journals, and more than a dozen digital collections across the social sciences, humanities and earth sciences. In 2025 LUP was selected as the new publishing partner for the British Academy.

Manchester University Press.  Our thriving Social Sciences list consistently engages with the most pressing issues of our time. We publish books that influence policy and change the international research landscape. The list is multidisciplinary, producing award-winning academic and trade titles on everything from migration and medicine to the climate crisis and culture wars. Boasting key series on globalisation, racism and resistance, urban transformation and creative ethnography, the list represents the depth and breadth of contemporary social research.

MAXQDA is a world-leading software package for qualitative and mixed methods research with an exceptional AI integration. Analyze all kinds of data – from texts to images and audio/video files, websites, survey responses, and much more. Developed by and for researchers, MAXQDA is the only leading QDA software that is 100% identical on Windows and Mac.

MDPI is a leader in the transition to open science by making more research free and accessible to everyone. Over 4.5 million researchers have entrusted us with publishing their scientific discoveries.

Palgrave Macmillan publishes award-winning, peer-reviewed research for academics, professionals, and librarians. Across the humanities, social sciences, and business, we publish around 2,000 books each year and over 40 journals. Visit palgrave.com and follow @Palgrave

Polity is one of the world's leading publishers in sociology and social theory. We publish many of the key scholars in the field and our list has earned a reputation for innovative, cutting-edge publications, as well as strong textbooks. Established in 1984, Polity has grown rapidly into one of the world’s most distinguished independent publishing houses.

Princeton University Press’s sociology list publishes bold and original scholarship that betters our understanding of compelling social matters. It encompasses qualitative and quantitative research in such areas as cultural sociology, economic sociology, urban sociology, and computational sociology.  Featuring work that is empirically rich, theoretically significant, and methodologically innovative, the list represents some of the most important contributions to contemporary sociological thought.

Routledge is the world's largest academic publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences, offering an extensive portfolio of book and journals that serves scholars, instructors and professional communities worldwide. We are proud to publish the Sociological Futures book series with the BSA, a flagship for new approaches to sociological issues, debates and ‘the social’ in the 21st century. Please visit the Routledge stand to browse the latest titles and to discuss ideas with our editors.

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement.