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The UK's first fully open access university press.
Launched in 2015, UCL Press has quickly established itself as a high-quality open access university press. We have published more than 300 open access books, and also publish 15 open access journals. Find out more about what else we do.
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8 million book downloads and counting...
UCL Press books have been downloaded more than 8 million times in 242 countries and territories worldwide.
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NEW! Open access textbooks
Introducing a brand new programme of open access textbooks, for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and modules, across a variety of disciplines Find out more about this exciting new programme.
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Open Access Academic Journals
Our open access journals cover a broad range of topics across the humanities and social sciences – including 5 open access journals focusing on education.
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A new way to publish...
Introducing UCL Open: Environment, a new interdisciplinary open science journal that publishes environment-related research – now open for submissions!
NEW CALL FOR PAPERS! UCL Open Environment UNFCCC/COP Special Series: Publishing for the future of humanity.Image: "Warming Stripes" Credit: Ed Hawkins (University of Reading)
Latest publications
Selected Essays and Dialogues by Gianni Celati
Selected Essays and Dialogues is a collection of translations of Italian writ...Materialising the Roman Empire
Materialising the Roman Empire defines an innovative research agenda for Roma...Urban Informality and the Built Environment
Urban Informality and the Built Environment demonstrates the value of greater...News
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UCL Press announces a new journals hosting partnership with open source platform Janeway
UCL Press is pleased to announce a new journals hosting partnership with Janeway, an open source scholarly publishing platform, providing a more intuitive, improved navigation experience for its gl...February 06, 2024 -
Music and Digital Media awarded 2023 Certificate of Merit in Research on Record Labels or General Recording Topics
We are delighted to announce that Music and Digital Media has been awarded a 2023 Certificate of Merit in Research on Record Labels or General Recording Topics by the Association for Recorded Sound...January 30, 2024 -
Rethinking Heritage for Sustainable Development selected as one of Choice's 2023 Outstanding Academic Titles
We are delighted to announce that the open access book Rethinking Heritage for Sustainable Development by Sophia Labadi has been selected as one of Choice's 2023 Outstanding Academic Titles.January 04, 2024 -
UCL Press celebrates 8 million book downloads
UCL Press is delighted to announce that its books have now been accessed more than 8 million times in countries and territories throughout the world. Explore in more detail here.November 14, 2023 -
UCL Press and International Institute of Social History cooperate on major new open-access book series Work Around the World
We are delighted to announce that UCL Press and the International Institute of Social History (IISH) have joined forces to launch the open-access book series Work Around the World: Studies in Globa...May 25, 2023 -
We're looking for a Journals Development Editor- could it be you?
Want to join the journals department of one of the most exciting, innovative open access publishers around? Then look no further, we're looking for a Journals Development Editor to join the UCL Pre...April 13, 2023
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Radical Americas journal hosts free hybrid conference: Socialism and Indigeneity in the Americas (9/10 January)
Radical Americas, a UCL Press open access journal, and UKLAH are very pleased to announce the hybrid conference Socialism and Indigeneity in the Americas, which takes place on Tuesday 9th and Wedne...January 03, 2024 -
Open access reading for World Urbanism Day
It's World Urbanism Day! To celebrate, here's a roundup of recent open access books which focus on resilience in the city. From China's residential neighbourhoods to engaging communities in city-m...November 08, 2023 -
Essential open access reading for International Archaeology Day
Today is International Archaeology Day! To celebrate, we've created a list of essential open access books that all archaeologists (and budding archaeologists!) should read.October 21, 2023 -
Your World Food Day reading list
It's World Food Day! Why not educate yourself on the many facets of food research, including poverty, sustainability and the roles cities can play in food production? All titles can be downloaded ...October 16, 2023 -
International Archaeology Day: Snapshots of a growing field
It's International Archaeology Day! To celebrate, Clare Lewis and Gabriel Moshenska bring together critical perspectives on life-writing in the history of archaeology from leading figures in the fi...October 15, 2023 -
Open access reading for World Teachers' Day
To celebrate World Teachers' Day, we shine a spotlight on recent open access books that show the transformative work of teachers, from those who provide literacy support within diverse settings, sh...October 05, 2023
Popular publications
Women in the History of Science
Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highligh...A History of Scientific Journals
Modern scientific research has changed so much since Isaac Newton’s day: it i...