UC/Springer Open Access Pilot

Please note that this pilot ended March 1, 2011. (See News & Issues for more information.)

The California Digital Library (CDL) and Springer have signed a ground-breaking agreement in which UC-authored articles accepted for publication in most of the 2,000+ Springer journals will be published using Springer Open Choice, which brings with it full and immediate access to all readers. This means that UC authors will pay no additional publication fees in order for their articles to be immediately and fully open to all. Under the agreement, articles will be published under a license in which authors retain the right to distribute and re-use their articles freely. The articles will also be fully accessible through UC’s eScholarship publishing platform.

For more information:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• List of Springer Titles (opens new browser window)
• Springer journals not eligible for Open Choice [PDF]
• Joint press release [PDF]