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UC Open Access Policies
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.
UC Discounts for Publishing in Open Access Journals
Some publishers offer discounts--and in some cases, full waivers--on the article processing charges to make your articles Gold OA.
UC Office of Scholarly Communication
About the UC OA policies, publisher negotiations, transitioning journals to OA
SHERPA RoMEO: Publisher Copyright Policies and Self-Archiving
Check this site to find a journal's or publisher's policy for posting author's manuscripts in institutional repositories such as eScholarship, complying with the NIH Public Access Policy, etc.

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Searchable database of journal and publisher policies on self-archiving, including which versions of the articles can be self-archived and what (if any) embargo periods are required. With links back to the publisher websites for more details.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Database of OA journals. Criteria for inclusion are based on best practices and standards in scholarly publishing.

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