Open access for book authors
Green open access
Monograph Policy
All authored research monographs can take part in our green open access policy.
After the embargo period, you may place the author accepted manuscript (the version of the manuscript after peer/series review but before copyediting) on your institutional repository. In addition you may place one chapter from the original manuscript (not the published version) of your monograph on any non-commercial, non-profit subject repository. You are responsible for retaining the PDF of the proof copy and for providing the PDF to your institution.
The embargo period is 36 months from the publication of the hardback edition.
This policy does not apply to textbooks, handbooks, edited collections, critical editions or reference works.
If your book comes under the UKRI Open Access Policy, please contact your commissioning editor to discuss. We will comply with the policy through Gold or Green routes.
Chapter Policy
Chapters in edited collections can take part in our green open access policy.
After the embargo period, you may place the author accepted manuscript (the version of the manuscript after peer/series review but before copyediting) of your chapter on your institutional repository or any non-commercial, non-profit subject repository. You are responsible for retaining the PDF of the proof copy and for providing the PDF to your institution.
The embargo period is 36 months from the publication of the hardback edition of the book containing your chapter.
This policy does not apply to monographs, textbooks or critical editions.
If your book comes under the UKRI Open Access Policy, please contact your commissioning editor to discuss. We will comply with the policy through Gold or Green routes.
Gold open access
Monograph and Edited Collections gold open access
Gold open access is available for authored research monographs and edited collections for the following book processing charges:
£8,000 (+VAT if applicable) for manuscripts of up to 100,000 words
£8,000 plus £80 per extra 1000 words (+VAT if applicable) for manuscripts over 100,000 words
The fees are payable when you submit your typescript.
This policy only applies to authored research monographs and edited collections. It does not apply to textbooks, handbooks, critical editions or reference works.
If your book comes under the UKRI Open Access Policy, please contact your commissioning editor to discuss. We will comply with the policy through Gold or Green routes.
Chapter gold open access
Individual chapters in an edited collection can be made open access. The chapter processing charge is £1,500 (+VAT if applicable). Only that chapter will be made available open access, not the entire collection.
The price of the ebook edition of the volume will be reduced to reflect the element of the book that is open access.
Open access for published books
If the most recent edition of your book was published more than 18 months ago, you can flip it to open access for a book processing charge of £3000 (+VAT if applicable). For books published less than 18 months ago, the standard book processing charge of £8,000 (+VAT if applicable) applies.
You can flip an individual chapter in an edited collection published more than 18 months ago to open access for a chapter processing charge of £500 (+VAT if applicable). Again, if the most recent edition of the book was published less than 18 months ago, the standard chapter processing charge of £1,500 (+VAT if applicable) applies.
Your copyright
Gold open access books and chapters are published under a Creative Commons licence.
We recommend you select the CC-BY-NC licence.
CC: Creative Commons. Anyone may download and share your work
BY: By Attribution. You must always be credited as the author
NC: Non-Commercial. The open access version may not be sold or used commercially
You may use a less restrictive licence if you prefer; just let your commissioning editor know.
From manuscript to open access book
Your manuscript will be reviewed, copy-edited and typeset to our usual high standards. The only difference is that the ebook will be available for anyone to access and download free of charge. Our open access pdfs and epubs are DRM-free.
Open access distribution
Edinburgh University Press will submit the open access ebook and supporting metadata to KU Open Services. They will integrate your book into all relevant indexing systems such as DOAB, Google Scholar, ProQuest Serial Solutions, ExLibris (Primo Central), EBSCO Discovery Service, Knowledge Base, Worldcat and others. Your book will be hosted on OAPEN, HathiTrust and JSTOR, and will be archived with Portico, CLOCKKS and MARC21-Records. Quarterly usage reports will give you insight to where and how your open access book is being used by academics around the globe.
Open access books are also available on this website. And you may also place the open access edition of your book in your institutional repository and any subject repositories of your choosing.
If we think there is a market for it, we will also print copies of your monograph, which will be available for sale. We will pay you royalties on any sales, as agreed in your contract.
Submitting your open access proposal
Simply note in the open access section of your book proposal that you would like your book to be considered as an open access publication and give brief details about your source of funding. Then submit your proposal to the commissioning editor for your subject in the usual way.
I already have a monograph contract with Edinburgh University Press. Can I change this to an open access contract?
Contact your commissioning editor to discuss changing your contract to a gold open access contract.
Using third-party material in an open access publication
You may use third-party material as long as you have cleared permission to do so. You will need to mark this content clearly and state the terms under which it has been made available. This is to prevent anyone from reusing it without seeking the permission of the original copyright holder. If you are unable to clear permission to use the material within an open access format, you may not legally use it.