UC OSC Blog
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New open access journal Advances in Global Health focuses on the worldwide advancement of health equity
In advance of UC Global Health Day on April 24th, the University of California Press and UC Global Health Institute are pleased to announce that Advances in Global Health is open for submissions. Advances in Global Health is a peer-reviewed, open-access research journal organized around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and focused on the worldwide advancement of health equity and the decolonization and democratization of global health worldwide. At the 2015 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the organization called for a “supremely ambitious and transformational vision… a world free of poverty, hunger, disease and want, where all […]
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UC and Elsevier – March 2021
Note: this is a copy of the “UC and Elsevier” page on this site as it appeared in March 2021, maintained as an archive. October 2019 and March 2019 versions are also available. For current information about UC and Elsevier, see the actively maintained page. UPDATE AS OF MARCH 16, 2021 University of California now has an agreement that achieves both of the university’s goals for all publisher agreements: (1) Enabling universal open access to UC research; and (2) Containing the excessively high costs associated with licensing journals. In addition, the agreement restores as of April 1, 2021, UC’s direct online […]
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UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher
This post is a press release issued by the University of California Office of the President. The University of California today (March 16) announced a pioneering open access agreement with the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, making significantly more of the University’s research available to people worldwide — immediately and at no cost. The deal will put more UC research into the hands of individuals across the globe at a time when international collaboration to fight COVID-19 has illuminated the value of open access to scientific findings. The agreement is the largest of its kind in North America to date, bringing […]
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New open access agreement between the University of California and Canadian Science Publishing
We’re delighted to announce that as of March 10, UC authors will be able to begin making research they publish in Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) journals freely available for anyone to read by taking advantage of the university’s new transformative open access agreement with CSP, the first such agreement for a Canadian journal publisher. This new transformative agreement – which runs from January 2021 through December 2023 – covers open access publishing in the full portfolio of Canadian Science Publishing journals, including hybrid (subscription-based) and open access journals. The agreement enables corresponding authors at nine UC campuses to publish an […]
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New open access agreement between the University of California and The Royal Society
We’re delighted to announce that as of March 9, UC authors will be able to begin making research they publish in Royal Society journals freely available for anyone to read by taking advantage of the university’s new transformative open access agreement with the Society. This new transformative agreement will apply retrospectively to articles accepted after January 1, 2021 and will run through December 31, 2023. The agreement achieves both of UC’s key goals for transformative open access journal agreements: controlling costs and providing for open access publishing in the full portfolio of Royal Society journals, including hybrid (subscription-based) and open […]
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New open access agreement between the University of California and The Company of Biologists
We’re delighted to announce that as of March 9, UC authors will be able to begin making research they publish in The Company of Biologists’ journals freely available for anyone to read by taking advantage of the university’s new transformative open access agreement with the publisher. This new cost-neutral transformative agreement – which runs from January 2021 through December 2023 – covers open access publishing in The Company of Biologists’ three hybrid (subscription-based) journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology) and two open access journals (Disease Models and Mechanisms and Biology Open). “As a UC researcher […]
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Doing it Right: A Better Approach for Software & Data
Researchers at UC and around the world now have access to streamlined workflows for publishing their research data and software – and linking the two – through Dryad and Zenodo. UC campuses and California Digital Library have long invested in open data initiatives and support for data publishing. In 2018, CDL partnered with Dryad, an open access data publishing platform. Dryad, founded by researchers and closely connected to and recommended by journals and funders, has been around for over a decade and has long been supported across the globe. While Dryad’s partnership with CDL has allowed for a seamless and […]
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UC issues revised copyright ownership policy
The University of California Policy on Copyright Ownership has been revised for the first time since 1992. The revised policy reflects a long development process, starting with a working group study in 2013 and culminating in a recent round of full systemwide review. As described in its issuance letter, the revised policy aims to: Expand eligibility to own copyrights. The definition of “Academic Authors” in the revised policy is simplified and expands the pool of those eligible to own copyright. Among other things, it eliminates references to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) titles. Expand and clarify the pool of works eligible […]
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Draft policy on Research Data and Tangible Research Materials currently under review
A new Presidential Policy on University of California Research Data and Tangible Research Materials is currently under systemwide review. This draft policy addresses issues concerning the ownership of data and tangible materials generated during the course of UC research. All members of the UC community are encouraged to read the policy and accompanying information available below and submit any comments by April 7, 2021. As stated in the policy, “Access to and use and retention of Research Data and Tangible Research Materials are not only critical to substantiate results, but also to provide a foundation for the advancement of scholarship. […]
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Springer Nature open access publishing agreement to launch Jan. 4, 2021
We’re delighted to announce that on January 4, 2021, UC authors will be able to begin making research they publish in Springer journals freely available for anyone to read by taking advantage of the university’s new transformative open access agreement with Springer Nature. The first phase of the agreement will support UC authors whose articles are accepted by journals in the Springer portion of the Springer Nature portfolio, including Springer, Adis, and Palgrave Macmillan titles, as well as academic journals on nature.com. After January 4, upon acceptance of an article, UC-affiliated corresponding authors will, by default, have their article designated […]
