Colombian university presses

Objective: Characterize the Colombian university presses. Method: Exploratory study that uses quantitative data to characterize Colombian university presses.Result:103 higher education institutions (27%) were found that have a university press, of which 63 institutions (61%) are accredited for high quality, 20 are public and 43 are private. Only 68 publishers publish academic books in print, while 87 university presses publish digital books. University publishers publish electronic books located mostly in Bogota (36 publishers, 41%), Antioquia (18 publishers, 20%), Valle del Cauca (seven publishers, 8%) and Atlantico (four publishers, 5%). Open access is provided by 67 academic publishers (65%), of which 29 academic publishers are concentrated in Bogota (42%), 12 in Antioquia (17%), seven in Cali (10%), and three in Atlantico (4%). Online purchase is facilitated by 48 publishers that allow you to purchase books in print or electronic format directly from the academic publisher. There are 70 publishers that are part of ASEUC (68%) and they are located in 19 departments specifically in 16 capital cities, while three are located in Mosquera (Cundinamarca) and Envigado (Antioquia).Conclusions: It characterizes the Colombian university publishing houses and identifies that the EU are concentrated in the main capital cities such as Bogota, Cali and Medellin, because it is these cities where the educational offer of higher education in the country is concentrated.