The Journal Open Access Look-up Tool (JOLT) launched this week. JOLT is a new resource for UCSC authors to easily determine if a journal qualifies for any funding support in 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. The JOLT streamlines the navigation of these agreements for authors so that they can easily see their options for open access publishing. 

Reach out to the University Library with any questions about open access publishing via our email address, research@library.ucsc.edu, or by scheduling an Author Services one-on-one Zoom appointment.