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A History of Scientific Journals shortlisted for distinguished BSHS Pickstone prize

July 1, 2024

We are delighted to announce that A History of Scientific Journals has been shortlisted for the 2024 BSHS Pickstone Prize, awarded biennially by the British Society for the History of Science (BSHS).

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We’re looking for a Production Editor

April 22, 2024

Want to join one of the most exciting, innovative open access publishers around?  Then look no further, we’re looking for a Production Editor to join our dynamic team! 

UCL Press exceeds ten million global downloads

April 16, 2024

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.

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

April 15, 2024

We are delighted to present a brand new video celebrating the work of UCL Press to celebrate the Press’ 10 millionth open access download. Join our CEO, Dr Paul Ayris, and a variety of our authors to find out what it’s like to publish with us.

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The final years and death of Jeremy Bentham uncovered

April 11, 2024

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. The publication today (11 April 2024) of The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volum…

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UCL Press announces a new journals hosting partnership with open source platform Janeway

February 6, 2024

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 global readers and greater flexibility, ownership, and…

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UCL Open: Environment now indexed in PubMed Central!

November 10, 2023

We are delighted to announce that, following a rigorous evaluation process, UCL Open Environment has been accepted for indexing in PubMed Central. Researchers wishing to publish in the journal and funded by the Wellcome Trust, MRC and BBSRC, NIHR and…

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New vacancy for Journal Editor-in-Chief (London Review of Education)

June 26, 2023

The London Review of Education, IOE’s flagship open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by UCL Press, is currently seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead the journal in its next phase.  

1.5 degrees looks to be inevitable in the next few years – weren’t we supposed to stay below it?

June 15, 2023

How does the media read climate science and present it to the public and consequently to decision-makers? In this guest post, UCL Open: Environment Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dan Osborn highlights the way scientific climate research is disseminated for p…

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