The API Network was established in 1997 and for eight years to the end of 2004 was a scholarly imprint through the University of Queensland Press. Between 2001 and 2004 the operations were progressively transferred to Perth where the API Network through its imprint Network Books was established as a not-for-profit publisher of scholarly titles on Australia.

The API Network through Network Books is a Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) and Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) registered publisher of Australian scholarly titles. The following refereed journals and scholarly book series are published by the API Network:

Refereed Journals:
Journal of Australian Studies, Australian Cultural History, Life Writing.

Scholarly Book Series:
Australian Scholarly Classics, Symposia, Australian Essay, Fresh Cuts.

In 2006, the API Network published the work of more than 100 research scholars across sixteen print-based scholarly titles. The API Network also publishes electronically: API Review of Books, Altitude 21C, Creative Arts Review

Scholarly publishing through Network Books is the sole (not-for-profit) commercial operation of the API Network which also maintains a free scholarly communications Network. Dedicated to the 'democratisation of knowledge', the Network website links public intellectuals through its publications, mailing list, online Forum, chat room and regular posting of news relating to book, journal and ezine publications, conferences, events, tours and funding opportunities in the field of Australian Studies.

The journals of the API Network are fully refereed according to DEST standards and the selection and publication of book titles is made according to a similar refereeing process. An editorial board of peers was established in 1997 and continues to operate in conjunction with a publications board.

The API Network has an independent Board of Management and Advisory Board.

Publisher and General Editor
Professor Richard Nile, Australia Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology

Board of Management and Advisory Board
Professor Dennis Altman, Government, LaTrobe University
Professor Bruce Bennett, English, Australian Defence Force Academy
Dr Mary Besemeres, Australia Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology
Professor Verity Burgmann, Politics, University of Melbourne
Professor David Carter, Australian Studies, University of Queensland
Professor Ann Curthoys, History, Australian National University
Professor Kate Darian Smith, Australian Centre, University of Melbourne
Professor Robert Dixon, English, University of Sydney
Dr Tim Dolin, Australia Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology
Professor Mark Finnane, Humanities, Griffith University
Dr Andrew Hassam, Australian Studies, Monash University
Associate Professor Jenny Hocking, Australian Studies, Monash University
Dr Dorottya Hollo, Australian Studies, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest
Dr James Jupp, Social Sciences, Australian National University
Professor Marilyn Lake, History, LaTrobe University
Dr Niall Lucy, Australia Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology
Professor Stuart Macintyre, History, University of Melbourne
Professor John McLaren, English, Victoria University of Technology
Associate Professor John McQuilton, Geography, University of Wollongong
Dr Meaghan Morris, Cultural Studies, University of Hong Kong
Dr Ffion Murphy, Writing, Edith Cowan University
Professor Jill Roe, History, Macquarie University
Dr Deborah Bird Rose, North Australian Research Unit, Darwin
Professor Lyndall Ryan, Australian Studies, University of Newcastle
Professor Graham Seal, Australia Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology
Professor Angela Smith, Australian Studies, Stirling University, Scotland
Professor David Walker, Australian Studies, Deakin University
Professor James Walter, Politics, Monash University
Professor Hu Wen Zhong, Australian Studies, University of Beijing, China
Dr Adi Wimmer, Australian Studies, University of Klagenfurt, Austria

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