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Open access policies

Gold open access books

We offer authors the option of publishing their work as open access to allow them to make their works freely available online without compromising any aspect of the publishing process. Typically, we offer this option only for monographs, which are books usually written by a single author to convey the results of their research and analysis in a particular field of study.

Under this model, the author (or a funder) pays a Book Processing Charge and an online version of the book is published under a Creative Commons licence. Print and other digital versions (such as a Kindle eBook) are available for purchase.

We encourage interested authors to contact the relevant subject editor  to discuss options.

We now allow books to be converted to open access retrospectively. Please contact your Cambridge editor for more information .

Gold open access books: Frequently asked questions