Welcome to Open Book Publishers

We are the leading independent open access publisher of academic research in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the UK: we're award-winning, not-for-profit, run by scholars, and committed to making high-quality research freely available to readers around the world. Access all our books online or download them for free, with no Book Processing Charges (BPCs) for authors.

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Latest Titles

Beyond Popular Science - cover image
  • Science

Beyond Popular Science

  • David H. Silver
Spaces for Action: A Repository of Tools and Methods for a Socially Situated Architectural Education - cover image
Ottoman-Era Documents from the Cairo Genizah - cover image
  • Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures

Ottoman-Era Documents from the Cairo Genizah

  • Jane Hathaway
Make/Unmake: Play at the Centre of Culture Change - cover image
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OBP At a Glance

Over 400 titles published

In multiple disciplines, our books are freely available to download and read in various formats.

Catalogue

Over 14 million book interactions

Our books are currently being accessed freely worldwide by over 80,000 readers each month.

Our Reach

Over 270 library members

Supporting our award-winning Open Access book publishing programme.

Library Membership

Non-Profit

We are a UK-registered Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC) run by scholars.

Support Us

No Book Processing Charges (BPCs)

We provide permanent and free access to our books for readers with no Open Access fees for authors.

Business Model

Quality Research

All our books undergo a rigorous peer review process and are carefully selected by our editorial board.

Publishing process

Partnerships

We collaborate with like-minded organisations to publish and share open access books in open, equitable ways.

Our Communities
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Welcome to Open Book Publishers

We are an award-winning, scholar-led, non-profit publisher of open access academic research based in the UK.