Palgrave Macmillan's Palgrave Pivot imprint will launch October 30 with over 20 titles. First announced in December, Pivot seeks to quicken the academic publishing process by enabling authors to publish their research at lengths between that of a journal article and a scholarly monograph within 12 weeks of acceptance after full peer-review.

Palgrave Pivot publications will be available as digital collections for libraries, including via Palgrave Connect, individual e-books for personal use, and as digitally-produced print editions. The first list will include Fukushima by David Elliott, Preparing for Life in Humanity 2.0 by Steve Fuller, and Reflections on Global and Transnational History by Akira Iriye.