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Open Access Publishing & Policies: Open Access Publishing Discounts

University of California Publisher OA Agreements and Discounts

        Publisher OA Agreements and Discounts

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.
Please note: it is a good idea to check the link above for the details of each agreement or contact the Scholarly Communications Librarian (scholcomm at ucsd dot edu) with questions.
  • corresponding author must be UC affiliated
  • not all agreements cover all journals or all of the APC
  • the terms and the journals under agreement are time-bound and subject to change

 

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UC San Diego Discounts on Publication Charges

 

Article and/or book publication discounts listed below are available to UC San Diego authors. 

 

Publisher

What is Included

OA Discount

Discount Based On

Notes

Make your articles OA without paying the APC?
Cold Spring Harbor All journals approximately 50% off APC fees UC San Diego Library local Transformative Agreement In effect starting in 2023 No
John Benjamins All journals 100% of APC UC San Diego Library local Transformative Agreement In effect starting in 2024 Yes
Luminos All books 15% UC San Diego Library supporting membership (Garamond level) More coverage of the BPC may be available - please contact the Library to inquire how we can help. No
MDPI All MDPI journals 10% Institutional Open Access Program UCSD is a member of the program, but do not support MDPI financially.  Authors will be responsible for payments directly through MDPI. No
Microbiology Society All journals 100% of APC UC San Diego Library local Transformative Agreement In effect starting in 2023 Yes
BMJ Case Reports Only this publication None UC San Diego Institutional Fellowship BMJ Case Reports requires an active fellowship to publish.  UCSD Library covers the full cost of publication fee for current UCSD affiliates.  It does NOT cover OA charges, which are in addition to the publication fee.  Please contact Karen Heskett for information about our institutional fellowship if preparing to publish. No

Last updated December 2023.