On rare occasions, UC employees covered by the open access (OA) policies may wish to modify the terms of the policy for a publication or ensure that their publisher is aware of the policy. The waiver, embargo, or addendum generator below can be used when:
- A publisher requires an author to obtain a waiver of UC’s open access policy as a condition of publication;
- An author wishes to delay public access to their work by setting an embargo for its release in eScholarship; or
- An author wishes to create an addendum to their publication agreement that explains the author’s rights under the policy.
Waiver
Opt out of UC’s open access policies for a particular article. The author’s rights are then limited to what is allowed by the publication agreement signed with the publisher. You can look up your publisher’s standard terms on SHERPA/RoMEO, if you do not have publishing agreement on hand.
Create a waiver | View an example
Most publishers do not require waivers. See which publishers we receive waiver requests for on the Publisher Communications page.
Embargo
Delay public access to an article in eScholarship until a chosen time period has passed. The author chooses to retain the rights reserved by the policy, but agrees not to exercise them until after the embargo.
Designate and embargo | View an example
Addendum
Send an addendum to a publisher to remind them about a UC OA policy or to further ensure familiarity with the terms of the policy. However, please note that the policy is fully effective without an addendum.
Create an addendum
Waiver, embargo, or addendum generator
Select an option below – waiver, embargo, or addendum – to create a customized form letter for your records and/or to send to your publisher.
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