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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 340 open access books, and also publish 15 open access journals. Find out more about what else we do.

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10 million downloads and counting...

UCL Press books and journals have been downloaded more than 10 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)

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UCL Press exceeds ten million global downloads

UCL Press, the UK’s first fully Open Access University Press, has announced that its open access books and journals have been downloaded more than ten million times around the world.
April 15, 2024
The final years and death of Jeremy Bentham uncovered

The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 13 completes the critical edition of all known and publishable letters sent both to and from philosopher Jeremy Bentham.
April 11, 2024
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

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Explore a new video that discusses the pioneering work of UCL Press

We are delighted to present a brand new video celebrating the work of UCL Press to celebrate the Press' 10 millionth open access download.
April 15, 2024
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

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