Newswise — Intellect, an international academic publishing company, will open its first U.S. editorial office on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Spearheaded by the Department of Film Studies, this partnership will offer unique opportunities for students and faculty, including the publication of a new undergraduate academic journal.
Intellect, based in Bristol, England, is particularly known for its publications in the arts. The company also publishes academic books and 64 peer-reviewed journals. Its magazine, Film International, is sold in Barnes and Noble and Borders bookstores worldwide.
"We have for some time been impressed by the contributions that UNC Wilmington faculty and staff have made to our journal, Film International," said Masoud Yazdani, Intellect chairman. "This new partnership with UNCW is an opportunity for Intellect to develop a stronger working partnership with the film studies faculty. Mutual areas of interest include the collaborative development of the new undergraduate film magazine, Film Matters."
Film Matters will be one of the first undergraduate, peer-reviewed journals in the world offering students an unmatched opportunity to showcase their academic talent. Intellect executives will participate as lecturers in a new undergraduate course developed to publish the journal. Their participation will give students an inside look at the world of academic publishing. The Intellect office on the UNCW campus, located in the film studies department, will also serve as a placement office for student interns.
Faculty will work closely with the publisher's representatives who will literally be located around the corner from them. The opinion and advice of Intellect staff will be invaluable to UNCW faculty in arts disciplines who are working to publish their research and creative endeavors in the highly competitive academic environment.
"UNCW will have one of the most dynamic scholarly presses in the arts housed on our campus. What a wonderful way to foster our collective goal of creating a powerful learning experience for our students," said Liza Palmer, UNCW's creative and fine arts librarian and co-editor of Film Matters.
As part of the agreement, Randall Library will receive subscriptions to all 64 journals and free copies of all books published by Intellect from 2009 forward.
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