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UCSF Open Access Policy Options

The UCSF Academic Senate voted on and unanimously passed an Open Access Policy for UCSF faculty at its May 21, 2012 Division Meeting. View the policy and supporting documents at the Academic Senate website.

To request a waiver or an embargo of this policy, please complete the appropriate form below. You can also request an addendum for inclusion alongside your author agreement.

If you are not sure whether you need a waiver, embargo or addendum or if you have additional questions about the policy or this process, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. You may also contact us at oapolicy@ucsf.edu. If you do not yet have a final version please deposit that version as soon as it’s available.

You must be on the UCSF network or VPN to complete these forms.

Deposit: Submit your article to UC’s eScholarship repository or notify us if it is already OA or available in another OA repository.

Embargo: Request verification that your publication will not be displayed in UC's eScholarship repository until your publisher's required embargo period has expired.
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Addendum: Notify publishers of your rights under the OA policy by generating an addendum to attach to your publisher's author agreement. Or, use the SPARC author addendum to secure additional author rights.
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Waiver: If required by your publisher, request a waiver to opt-out of the Open Access license for a single publication.
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We are working on implementing a new, streamlined deposit mechanism. In the meantime, you may deposit your article through our current system here: https://submit.escholarship.org/subi/directSubmit?target=postprints

Waiver Form
     

You may upload your paper below, indicating which version you are providing. You can check the Sherpa/Romeo service to determine whether your publisher allows upload of the final formatted version.

Publisher's Final Version (if allowed)
Author's Final Version (post peer-review)

* required

Embargo Form
     

You may upload your paper below, indicating which version you are providing. You can check the Sherpa/Romeo service to determine whether your publisher allows upload of the final formatted version.

Publisher's Final Version (if allowed)
Author's Final Version (post peer-review)

* required

Addendum Form
     

You may upload your paper below, indicating which version you are providing. You can check the Sherpa/Romeo service to determine whether your publisher allows upload of the final formatted version.

Publisher's Final Version (if allowed)
Author's Final Version (post peer-review)

* required