Terms and Policies
Subscriptions
- All individual subscriptions will begin with the current issue unless customer specifies otherwise.
- All institutional subscriptions must be on a volume basis.
- The institutional rate applies to subscriptions ordered or paid for by libraries, schools, academic departments, government agencies, and businesses.
- The individual rate applies to subscriptions ordered by individuals for personal use and paid for by personal check or credit card.
- Please allow 4-6 weeks for shipment of orders (slightly longer for overseas orders).
Payment
- Prepayment is required.
- Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Johns Hopkins University Press.
- American Express, Discover, VISA and MasterCard accepted.
- Payments for orders outside the United States, including Canada, must be made by checks drawn on a U.S. bank and payable in U.S. dollars, or by an international money order.
- Canadian residents add appropriate GST (Goods and Services Tax) (#124004946RT).
- Maryland, Washington, DC, and Connecticut residents add appropriate sales tax.
Agencies
- A 5% discount on the subscription rate is granted to agencies. Postage is non-discountable. Agencies must provide our customer reference number on each order to receive discount.
Cancellations and Refunds
- Cancellations are accepted and refunds for non-mailed issues will be done on a pro rata basis. Please allow 6-8 weeks to receive your refund. No refunds are allowed on electronic orders.
Claims
- If claims are received within three months of publication, issues lost in the mail will be replaced free of charge. In all other cases replacement issues will be charged on a pro rata basis.
Single Issues
- Orders for 10 or more back issues will receive a 10% discount.
- Postage and handling C Domestic: Add $3 for one issue; Foreign: add $4 for one issue; All: add $1 for each additional issue.
- An inventory of available back issues for the Johns Hopkins University Press can be viewed at: Current JHUP Inventory.
- Copies of print issues from volumes that are three or more years older can be obtained through Periodicals Service Company (PSC).
Miscellaneous
- Sample copies may be sent upon request. Note: Current issues cannot be sent as samples.
- No separate indexes for the annual volumes are published. Indexes, if any, will be found in the last issue of the volume.
- Prepayment is required for all orders.
Please refer to the above terms and policies before sending payment. All journals are shipped by air-freight outside North America (Penn State titles are shipped surface mail).
PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Contact
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Journals Publishing Division
P.O. Box 19966
Baltimore, MD 21211-0966 USA
Phone: 410-516-6987 / Fax: 410-516-3866
Toll-free phone number for purchase orders and charge orders only: 1-800-548-1784.
E-mail: jrnlcirc@press.jhu.edu