The Punica Press
Punica Science Publishing is an independent press devoted to the life and biomedical sciences — combining the rigour of scholarly review with the craft of fine bookmaking.
Our Name
Punica granatum — the pomegranate — has stood for knowledge and abundance across cultures for millennia: hundreds of seeds held within a single fruit, each one a small, complete thing. It seemed the right emblem for a press that gathers many findings into coherent volumes.
The name is also rooted in home. In Miqdadiyah, where the press was founded, pomegranate trees grow in abundance — the fruit is part of the city’s orchards, its markets, and its identity. Taking Punica as our name is a way of carrying that local abundance into the work we publish.
We are based in Miqdadiyah, in Iraq’s Diyala province, with a single conviction: that scientific publishing could be both rigorous and humane — fair to authors, open to readers, and made with care. We are a new press, beginning with our first book, Essentials of Pathophysiology, and two open-access peer-reviewed journals — and we intend to grow our list one carefully made title at a time.
What Guides Us
Every article and book is independently peer-reviewed. We publish what is sound, not what is fashionable.
Our journals are fully open access. Knowledge that is paid for by the public should be free for the public to read.
Clear editing, careful typesetting, durable books. The form of scholarship matters as much as its content.
How We Begin
A small press takes shape one title at a time. Here is where we stand today.
Our first title is in preparation for 2026 — the title and author will be announced once confirmed.
We are building co-publishing partnerships with universities and institutions — the start of how we hope to work across the academic community.
We are commissioning our earliest list now. If you are writing in the medical or life sciences, we would like to hear from you at books@punicascience.com.
