UCL Press

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. Our commitment to making a digital version of every UCL Press publication available for free at the point of use ensures that researchers, teachers, learners and public citizens can access authoritative, peer-reviewed publications with no geographical, institutional or financial limitations. UCL Press publishes scholarly monographs, textbooks and journals, primarily in arts, humanities and social sciences. 

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UCL Press

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. Our commitment to making a digital version of every UCL Press publication available for free at the point of use ensures that researchers, teachers, learners and public citizens can access authoritative, peer-reviewed publications with no geographical, institutional or financial limitations. UCL Press publishes scholarly monographs, textbooks and journals, primarily in arts, humanities and social sciences. 

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Highlights

Publications

458 books published to date (June 2026)

No. books per year

Typically publishing 60 books per year

Costs per book

Production costs range between £5,500 - £9,000, depending on the length, complexity and number of pictures

Core subjects

Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture and Built Environment, Comparative Literature, Crime Science, Education, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Laws, Museum Studies