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University of California OA Policy

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Office of Scholarly Communication, UC Open Access Policies, The Academic Senate of the University of California (UC) adopted an Open Access Policy on July 24, 2013, ensuring that future research articles authored by faculty at all 10 campuses of UC would be made available to the public at no charge. On October 23, 2015, a Presidential Open Access Policy expanded open access rights and responsibilities to all other UC employees, including non-senate researchers, lecturers, post-doctoral scholars, administrative staff, librarians, and graduate students.Deposit your work: Upload a copy of your article or provide a link to an open access version.Get a Waiver/Embargo If your publisher has requested a waiver or embargo of UC’s open access policies, get it here.OA Policies FAQ Get quick answers and see a flow chart of how to comply with the policies.

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