Open Access (OA) and Scholarly Communication at the University of California
Scholarly research publications and their distribution models are changing — and the University of California and its scholars have been both drivers and beneficiaries of these exciting transformations in recent years. This site is a resource for UC faculty, researchers, students and staff who want to learn more about:
- University of California open access policies
- Open access publishing support @ UC, including UC's agreements and discounts with some publishers
- Benefits of and tools for openly sharing research data
- Changing models of peer review, evaluation metrics, and publication funding
- Current issues in scholarly communication via the OSC blog
Recent Posts
California Universities and Oxford University Press Sign Landmark Open Access Agreement
February 11, 2025
This post is a press release issued by the University of California, California State University, the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium, and Oxford University Press. The 10-campusNew Open Access Agreement between the University of California and Copernicus Publications
February 5, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, the University of California (UC) and the open access publisher Copernicus Publications entered into a 1-year open access agreement that will make it easier and moreUniversity of California Enters Subscribe-to-Open Agreement with the American Society for Microbiology
February 5, 2025
This post is adapted from a press release issued by the American Society for Microbiology and the University of California. The University of California (UC) and the American Society for MicrobiologyeScholarship Journal Spotlight: Glossa Psycholinguistics
January 27, 2025
In this new University of California (UC) Office of Scholarly Communication blog series, we highlight the successes and challenges of leading journals published by UC’s eScholarship PublishingNew tool enables UC authors to look up journals covered by UC’s open access publishing agreements
November 12, 2024
We are excited to announce the launch of the Journal Open Access Look-up Tool (JOLT), a new service designed specifically for UC authors to easily determine if a journal qualifies under one of UC’s
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Recent Posts
- California Universities and Oxford University Press Sign Landmark Open Access Agreement
- New Open Access Agreement between the University of California and Copernicus Publications
- University of California Enters Subscribe-to-Open Agreement with the American Society for Microbiology
- eScholarship Journal Spotlight: Glossa Psycholinguistics
- New tool enables UC authors to look up journals covered by UC’s open access publishing agreements
