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OA book publication with WHP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We want to make research outcomes freely discoverable by the widest possible audience. In 2021 we therefore launched our Open Access Books programme, with books published under Creative Commons Licensing on a variety of platforms. We apply the same scholarly and editorial standards for OA books as for our traditional publications and all proposals are subject to equal standards of peer review. Our Open Access procedures aim to meet the requirements of major research funders. In all cases a print version will also be available for purchase and OA publication will be simultaneous with that of any print version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White Horse Press is the only publisher specialising in environment and society. While we are small, our publishing standards are high. Open Access removes potential barriers to visibility that a small publisher faces in the retail market. You can be assured that an OA volume with WHP will be as visible as one from a larger publisher; and we are certain that your author experience will be second to none. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costs of Open Access Publication<\/strong>
You can see some of the ways our Open Access costs are covered on our OA Supporters<\/a> page. We anticipate that we will increasingly be able to\u00a0support Open Access book publication via funding from the Open Book Collective<\/a>, at no cost to authors or their institutions. However, we recognise that book processing\u00a0charges (BPCs) are sometimes still appropriate if authors\u2019 institutions can support them. Open Access BPCs will vary according to the complexity of the work but indicative costs are as follows:

\u2022 Up to 80,000 words\u00a0\u00a38,500
\u2022 Up to 100,000 words \u00a39,500

These charges, unlike those of some other publishers, include copyediting and the provision of an index. The charges may be split between multiple authors, for example in the case of edited volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also working to convert the entire White Horse Press backlist<\/a> to OA. Chapter level Open Access is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please contact Sarah Johnson (sarah@whpress.co.uk<\/a>) if you have any queries about Open Access book publication with The White Horse Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our current OA Book Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Lifeworld (forthcoming)<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Grasping Soil<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Nordic Climate Histories<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Moving Deserts<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Multispecies Ethnography and Artful Methods<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Rural Transitions in Mongolia and Central Asia<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Entire of Itself?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Paradise Blues<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Decorative<\/a>\n

A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Book<\/a>\n

Green Development or Greenwashing?<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n