1 July 2026
Amsterdam University Press (AUP) has announced the acquisition of ATF Press Publishing Group, a distinguished independent academic publisher headquartered in Adelaide, Australia, as of July 1, 2026. The acquisition encompasses ATF Press’s complete backlist of more than 400 titles published over the past 34 years, reinforcing AUP’s position as a leading international publisher in the humanities and social sciences. The integration process will be completed by the end of 2026.
ATF Press’s established series and collections will continue as an AUP imprint, and the existing backlist, including English translations of key works in theology, will be preserved and made more widely accessible in print and electronic formats through AUP’s global distribution network. Some titles will be made easily available to international scholars for the first time ever.
Central to the transition is the ongoing involvement of Hilary Regan, who has served as Executive Officer and Publisher of ATF Press for 34 years. Mr. Regan will continue in a commissioning editor role, working closely with new ATF Managing Director Jörg Persch.
Jan-Peter Wissink, Director of Amsterdam University Press, described the acquisition as a significant milestone for the press: “ATF Press has an impressive history of internationalization, including translations, and an extensive backlist covering theology, history, and social ethics. Its inclusion within Amsterdam University Press represents an exciting new chapter for us and will significantly expand our list of theological and religious publications.”
Professor Paul Babie, Chair of ATF Press (Australia) Ltd., welcomed the new stage for ATF’s development as a recognized participant in the international academic publishing market: “We are proud of our history as an independent publisher, and our contribution to theology as a science. With this acquisition, our backlist will be in capable hands to ensure continuity. Other publishing houses in this region have come and gone, but we have survived—a mark of international recognition of what we have achieved.”