The UCSB Library has decided to pause its Open Access Publishing Fund for one year, beginning July 1, 2025. We stop accepting new applications as of June 1, 2025. Some journal titles may qualify for open access funding under the UC Transformative Agreements. Please search the UC JOLT to determine which journals are covered.

 

UCSB Open Access Publishing Fund

The UCSB Open Access (OA) Publishing Fund is a UCSB Library initiative to support UCSB authors who want to open their research to readers immediately upon publication.

  • The UCSB OA Fund differs from the University of California (UC) OA Publishing Agreements and Discounts. However, both funding models are in place to support UCSB authors publishing open access.
  • The University of California negotiates transformative agreements (TAs) and discounts with publishers to support UC authors publishing open access. Authors can search the UC Journal Open Access Lookup Tool (JOLT) to see if a UC agreement covers a specific journal and the extent of available funding support.
  • The UCSB OA Fund supports authors who publish in fully open-access journals not covered under the UC OA Publishing Agreements and Discounts. 

If you have any questions or need additional information about the two funding models, please email openaccess@library.ucsb.edu.
 

The OA Fund is supported and administered by the UCSB Library. The purpose of the Fund is to cover the cost of APCs in open access journals so that no UCSB author who desires to publish open access is disadvantaged by the lack of funds to cover relevant fees. Funding open access publishing is a rapidly changing landscape.  Therefore, the Fund will be assessed annually for effectiveness, fairness, and sustainability.

The UCSB OA Fund supports the publication of articles in “gold OA” journals. Gold OA means that all articles are made freely available to the public immediately upon publication. To make articles freely accessible to all readers worldwide, many gold OA journals charge article (or author) processing charges (APCs). Those charges are eligible for reimbursement through the UCSB Open Access Publishing Fund.