We are delighted to bring you the 2025 Free Issues. Each year we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, capturing the breadth and scope of the research that our journals publish, and the growth of LUP from its formation in 1899. Visit our Free Issues page to download free content in Modern Languages, Political History, Art & Sculpture, Culture Studies, Science Fiction Studies, Planning, and more.
Trailblazers: An exciting new OA initiative in partnership with Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, and University of Salford
LUP is delighted to announce Trailblazers: a new Open Access initiative for ECRs at Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, University of Salford, which uniquely combines OA publication with author boot camps, equipping ECRs with publishing and library skills to support their academic careers.
Then & Now: 125 Years of Liverpool University Press
From a ‘Printing and Stationery Committee’ in 1899 to an award-winning, independent academic publisher today – home to thousands of books, some of the world’s first subject-specific scholarly journals, and a number of impressive digital collections – Liverpool University Press has accomplished a great deal in 125 years. Innovative and adaptable, LUP remains at the … Continue reading
The 2024 Free Issues: Read content from every journal
2024 marks the 125th anniversary of LUP’s formation and we are pleased to bring you a new selection of free to read journal issues to celebrate. With one complete issue of each journal available to read for free, this collection captures the breadth and scope of the research that our journals publish, and the growth of LUP … Continue reading
125 years of Liverpool University Press
2024 marks the 125th anniversary of LUP's formation in 1899. Since our very first publication, a pamphlet by J W Mackay entitled An Address to the Faculty of Arts, LUP has grown into an award-winning academic publisher, producing more than 160 books a year, over 40 journals, and a dozen digital collections. Last year we … Continue reading
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