Welcome to Open Book Publishers
We are the leading independent Open Access publisher 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.
Latest Titles
- Performing Arts
After the Miners’ Strike: A39 and Cornish Political Theatre versus Thatcher’s Britain: Volume 1
- Paul Farmer
- Rebecca Hillman
- Mark Kilburn
- Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures
Linguistic Theory and the Biblical Text
- William A. Ross
- Elizabeth Robar
- Health
Toevallige ontmoetingen: Bio-ethiek voor een gehavende planeet
- Kristien Hens
- Christina Stadlbauer
- Bart H.M. Vandeput
- Economics, Politics and Sociology
Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies: An Introduction
- Ibo van de Poel
- Lily Eva Frank
- Julia Hermann
- Jeroen Hopster
- Dominic Lenzi
- Sven Nyholm
- Behnam Taebi
- Elena Ziliotti
OBP At a Glance
Over 300 titles published
In multiple disciplines, our books are freely available to download and read in various formats.
Over 6 million book interactions
Our books are currently being accessed freely worldwide by over 80,000 readers each month.
Over 250 library members
Supporting our award-winning Open Access book publishing programme.
Non-Profit
We are a UK-registered Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC) run by scholars.
No Book Processing Charges (BPCs)
We provide permanent and free access to our books for readers with no Open Access fees for authors.
Quality Research
All our books undergo a rigorous peer review process and are carefully selected by our editorial board.
Partnerships
We collaborate with like-minded organisations to develop open infrastructure to publish open access books.
Our Communities
