A New Publishing Option for Authors
We’re the place where the best of digital media—from flexible formats and rich media capabilities to enhanced discoverability—meets the freedom of Open Access. Audiences can access your work free of charge.
NOTHING SHORT OF EXCELLENCE
Like all UC Press titles, Luminos books are peer reviewed and vetted by our faculty board, and receive exemplary care and attention throughout the editing, distribution, and marketing process.
Our promise:
Selection and curation from experienced editors with deep expertise in their fields
The same scrutiny and peer review as our traditional titles
Highest standards of technological and digital expertise at every phase of the publishing process
“We have long valued our role as public intellectuals who are willing and indeed, eager, to bring ideas into the messy real world and participate in the debates that change lives—and this model is perfectly suited to that sort of effort. Moreover, the central messages of our book are all really reflected in the open-access model Luminos is helping to pioneer. It’s a perfect fit for us and we’re proud to be part of this launch.”
- Manuel Pastor,
Professor of Sociology,
American Studies & Ethnicity, USC
Amplify The Reach of Your Work
The digital edition of your book will be available free of charge to anyone around the world. People can read it online or download it to a personal device in a format of their choosing.
Choice and Control Over Your Work
Creative Commons is fast becoming the academic community’s standard for open access publishing. It provides the legal foundation for protecting content in an open digital environment while allowing varying levels of reuse, depending on the license.
UC Press allows authors to choose from a range of Creative Commons licenses that allow authors flexibility.
The Best of Both Worlds
Luminos combines the reach and flexibility of open digital with the option of traditional print. For reviewers and award committees who ask for ink on paper, we’ll make print copies available.
And anyone else who wants to hold your book in their hands can easily purchase a print copy.
A Sustainable Model
Monographs are costly. Our OA publishing model requires a cost-sharing structure, where we ask authors, their institutions, and other funders to contribute a baseline title publication fee of $9,500 to help make the book freely available.
That means the baseline publishing cost is broken down into manageable amounts for the researcher, the university, the library, and us.