Lyon University Press

Name

Lyon University Press

Legal name

Presses universitaires de Lyon

Website

https://presses.univ-lyon2.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing (MPAJABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD), Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAE), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Academic publishing
• Scholarly books
• University press
• Humanities publications
• Social sciences books

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Physical Book Sales: Direct sales of academic publications in print format through the university press website and physical bookstore at Lyon 2 campus
2. Digital Book Sales: E-book sales and distribution through OpenEdition platform partnership
3. Co-edition Publications: Co-publishing arrangements with research institutions such as Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lyon University Press publishes peer-reviewed academic books in French across humanities and social sciences, organized into themed collections covering sociology, urban studies, history, literature, geography, anthropology, law, economics, and philosophy. The press sells physical books directly through its own website and a campus bookstore, and distributes e-books through a partnership with the OpenEdition platform.

Product overview

Lyon University Press (Presses universitaires de Lyon) is a university press publisher affiliated with Université Lumière Lyon 2, producing academic publications across humanities and social sciences. The portfolio consists of physical and digital books organized into themed collections (Lignes de partage, Essentiels, Synthèses, Sociologie urbaine, CITURB, Transversales, and Hors collection) plus standalone publications. Digital books are distributed through the Open Edition platform (books.openedition.org/pul). The press publishes works in sociology, urban studies, history, literature, geography, economics, and related disciplines, serving academic researchers and students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maison des Sciences de l'HommecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-edition partnership for academic publications. Maison des Sciences de l'Homme participated as co-editor for 'L'École primaire française' (1980) and other titles, indicating long-standing collaboration on scholarly works.
• Centre Pierre Léon d'Histoire Économique et SocialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center affiliated with CNRS and Lyon 2 university. Organized interdisciplinary tables rondes on urban history, including 'Construire la ville' (1981-1983), with resulting publications through the press.
• Université Lumière Lyon 2coreOthersOfficial university press of Université Lumière Lyon 2. Located on campus, receives institutional support from the university.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated research laboratory (UMR 5283 for Centre Max Weber) publishes through the press. Multiple authors hold CNRS affiliations.
• OpenEditioncoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital publishing platform partnership for e-book distribution. Books available at books.openedition.org/pul/

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): Global academic publisher with extensive humanities and social science lists. Comparable as a broad incumbent covering overlapping scholarly monograph categories across geography and language markets.
• Brill: International academic publisher with strong humanities and social science monograph programs. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating in PUL's same scholarly monograph category at larger scale and global reach.

Direct peers

• ENS Éditions: Publishing arm of the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, producing humanities and social science scholarship. Peer to PUL as a French grande-école university press with overlapping regional Lyon footprint.
• CNRS Éditions: Publishing arm of France's CNRS, producing peer-reviewed social science and humanities monographs. Directly comparable to PUL through its CNRS research-affiliation model and French-language scholarly focus.
• Éditions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme: Paris-based scholarly publisher in social sciences and humanities with strong co-edition relationships. Comparable to PUL via its academic monograph focus and existing PUL partnership on co-editions.
• Presses de Sciences Po: French university press publishing social science monographs and journals. Comparable in mission, scale, and French-academic audience; overlaps on sociology and political science.
• Éditions La Découverte: Independent French publisher strong in social sciences, including sociology and urban studies. Comparable via overlapping author communities and a similar focus on accessible French-language scholarship.
• Éditions EHESS: Publishing house of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, focused on social science scholarship. Direct peer with overlapping sociology, history, and anthropology monograph output.
• Presses Universitaires de France (PUF): France's flagship university press, publishing scholarly monographs across humanities and social sciences. Direct peer to PUL given the same university-press model, French-language academic audience, and monograph-first editorial orientation.

Others

• OpenEdition: Digital infrastructure provider for humanities and social science open-access publishing, and PUL's core distribution partner for e-books. Comparable as ecosystem participant enabling PUL's digital reach rather than as a competing publisher.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PULyon
• Facebookfacebook.com/PressesUniversitairesdeLyon

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