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Open Access Publishing in Earth Sciences: APCs

A guide to open access options and article processing charges (APCs) for Berkeley researchers in the Earth Sciences.

Publishing options for Earth Scientists

The spreadsheet (2022) above lists article processing charges for Earth Science journals as well as discounts to University of California researchers.

Find the full spreadsheet and make a copy here.

BRII Berkeley Research Impact Initiative

Publishing in a full OA journal? You may be eligible for up to $2500 from BRII which provides funding to pay Berkeley authors’ OA article processing charges (APCs)

Find information about BRII fund eligibility:

https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/brii/guidelines

"Green" Open Access Options

UC Authors are covered by the UC Open Access Policies (2013 Academic Senate, 2015 Presidential Policy:

 https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/for-authors/open-access-policy/).

Publish your article in the journal of your choice and deposit the final author copy of your article in our institutional repository, escholarship. Find information about depositing your work: https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/for-authors/open-access-policy/deposit/