Who we are
UCL Press vision and mission
Vision
For UCL Press to be recognised as one of the leading Open Access publishers in the world.
Mission
- To publish high-quality and cutting-edge research outputs
- To achieve maximum global reach and impact for its publications and achieve wide engagement with global audiences
- To support the field of academic publishing, through practice, training, research and sharing of data
- To represent a range of key academic research interests, with a particular focus on the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- To support early career researchers and first book publishing
- To uphold a strong commitment to research and publication ethics
- To demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities
- To promote the integration of research and education in the outputs of the Press
- Shares UCL’s commitment to sustainability: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/policy-and-strategy
UCL Press Financial Model
UCL Press is subsidised to a large degree by UCL to provide open access publishing and it delivers significant impact for the university. Its books and journals have been downloaded in the millions around the world since it launched in 2015. UCL is committed to an Open Science future and believes that research should be made freely available to all. It therefore sees UCL Press’s open access model as a valuable and necessary investment. UCL Press has income streams from print sales, BPCs, grants and consultancy, which offset some of the institutional investment.
Open Access has its philosophical roots in the traditional values and goals of the academy – collegiality, research and knowledge creation as a shared endeavour, a collaborative approach to enquiry, the furtherance of human understanding and the diffusion of knowledge to the benefit of society at large.
UCL Press is a member of the following societies and associations:
Open Access
Open Access has its philosophical roots in the traditional values and goals of the academy – collegiality, research and knowledge creation as a shared endeavour, a collaborative approach to enquiry, the furtherance of human understanding and the diffusion of knowledge to the benefit of society at large.
Our authors choose to publish in open access for many reasons, including:
- Increased usage, visibility and impact
- Ability to reach marginalised areas and communities who would not otherwise be able to access your work
- Makes the results of publicly funded research available to all through a free, unrestricted online access system
- Creates a global knowledge resource for the benefit of all
- Access to research for policy and decision makers
See Open Access at UCL for more information.