UC Open Access Publishing Discounts & OA Policies

The UC and UC San Diego Library negotiate licenses with publishers to offer discounts--and in some cases, full waivers--on the article processing charges so that our authors can benefit from publishing open access.

The University of California has transformative open access publishing agreements and publishing discounts in place with a broad range of scholarly publishers, including several of the world’s largest commercial journal publishers, as well as society, not-for-profit, and fully open access publishers. These agreements and discounts are in place to make it easier and more affordable for UC authors to publish open access by reducing the amount that authors are responsible for paying when publishing open.

Essential information about the UC Open Access Policy - including links to deposit your work in eScholarship and answers to all of your questions about the policy.

[GUIDE ON HOLD] Please refer to the UC Federal Updates webpage for current information. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/federal-updates

This guide provides information and resources on federal research funding agencies' public access policies as outlined in the 2013 and 2022 Office of Science and Technology Policy Public Access Directives. Updates to directives and policies will be included.

Our guide on choosing and evaluating publishing options, getting credit for "untraditional" content, transitioning to OA, and promoting your publication.