UCL Press is a pioneering publisher of high-quality open access books and journals. Building on UCL’s global reputation for scholarly excellence, UCL Press is disrupting traditional academic publishing by ensuring widespread dissemination of research worldwide, free to download online.
Fees & tiers
UCL Press offers a membership package with tiered pricing, as detailed below. For pricing in other countries, please contact info@openbookcollective.org
Tier structure
TIER | USA & AUS | CANADA | EU* | UK |
Tier 1 | 10,000+ FTE | CRKN bands 11-13 | Large org., high income country | Jisc bands 1-4 |
Tier 2 | 5,000-9,999 FTE | CRKN bands 7-10 | Medium org., high income country | Jisc bands 5-6 |
Tier 3 | 0-4,999 FTE | CRKN bands 1-6 | Small org., high income country / orgs. from middle-income countries | Jisc bands 7-10 |
*In the case of European institutions, tiering is determined by a combination of organisation size and the World Bank's classification of countries by income. Small organisations are defined as 0-4,999 FTE, medium organisations are defined as 5,000-9,999 FTE, and large organisations as 10,000+ FTE.
Fees
TIER | USD | AUD | CAD | EUR | GBP |
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 | 2000 1600 1200 | 2850 2300 1700 | 2800 2250 1700 | 1750 1400 1050 | 1500 1200 900 |
Contract length
Benefits
UCL Press provides those who support its Membership Package with:
- An annual update on the book titles that have been made open access with the financial support gained through the Open Book Collective programme, along with their usage statistics on JSTOR, OAPEN, Google Books and UCL’s institutional repository.
- One free print copy of the titles that have been made open access.
- The right to upload the titles that have been made open access with their support to their own platform.
- The right to use UCLP’s logo in marketing activities exclusively related to the library’s participation in the Open Book Collective programme.
- Acknowledgement of supporting libraries on the website of UCL Press.
- Subscription to UCL Press newsletter with information about new publications and public book events.
