Liverpool University Press (LUP)

Liverpool University Press is the UK’s third oldest university press, with a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research since 1899, including the work of Nobel prize winners. LUP has rapidly expanded in recent years to become an award-winning academic publisher that produces approximately 130 books a year, 39 journals and a number of digital resources, specialising in literature, modern languages, history and visual culture.

LUP’s mission is to disseminate high quality scholarly research and to promote learning and culture through the publication of books and journals. The Press is a global ambassador for the University of Liverpool, dispatching tens of thousands of copies of our publications worldwide each year, all bearing the imprimatur of an internationally-focused, research-led, Russell Group university. It also has a civic mission to support the city of Liverpool through collaborative publishing with the region's cultural organisations and as part of the city’s creative economy in its own right.

Publish with us

Liverpool University Press (LUP) excels at publishing thought-provoking and engaging research that challenges and contributes to knowledge and debates. Winning the Bookseller Industry Award and IPG Award for Academic Publisher of the Year, the only university press to win both awards, LUP is an innovative academic publisher who combines a distinguished 120-year history with the forward-thinking mindset of a young start-up.

LUP currently publishes 130 books and 39 journals a year – specialising in Ancient History and Classics, Archival Studies, History, Irish Studies, Literary Studies, Medieval Studies, Modern Languages and Postcolonial Studies, Religious Studies, Urban Planning and Visual Culture – and we are growing.

Whether you are starting out on your academic career or you are an experienced author with numerous publications, we will look after you and your work. Our team of experienced editorial, production and marketing staff are committed to excellence in academic publishing in all areas and we work closely with our authors and publishing partners to achieve this.

Open Access Journals

As a non-commercial university press, Liverpool University Press is committed to Open Access. All our journals comply with RCUK, Wellcome Trust and other funding agency mandates for Open Access publication of work they support.

We have been offering a ‘Gold’ Open Access model from 2013, making content available for an Article Processing Charge of £1,250 under a CC-BY license. This fee is payable after an article has been accepted for publication. All of our journals are ‘hybrid’ – offering a standard subscription model alongside an OA Gold option. OA content is published in addition to the usual content.

In 2014 we launched Modern Languages Open (MLO), a peer-reviewed online platform for the Open Access publication of research from across the modern languages to a global audience.

The Open Access Author Fund; was established to support Open Access publications by early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences. We continue to explore Open Access opportunities and engage in discussions about Open Access with research funders, universities, academics and other publishers to improve the service we provide and uphold our aim of publishing the very best scholarship for the academic community.