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 open access publishing agreements. 

UC’s open access agreements provide financial support to authors for the payment of open access fees. By reducing the amount authors must pay when they choose to publish open access, these agreements make it easier and more affordable for authors to share their scholarship freely and openly with the world.

With JOLT, authors can search more than 10,000 journal titles to find out if a specific journal is covered by a UC agreement and the extent of available funding support. Additionally, JOLT search results provide links to an FAQ page that outlines the publisher agreement and its payment workflow details.

As of November 2024, UC has signed open access publishing agreements with 17 publishers that cover up to the full amount of the open access fees. Nearly half of all UC-authored articles are eligible for open access under these agreements.

Screenshot of sample search results from the journal look-up tool showing details for two journals covered by UC's open access agreements

JOLT was developed through a collaborative, multi-team effort from the California Digital Library.

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