- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Linda Forbes has been appointed interim director of Publishing, assuming many of the responsibilities held by Jim Downing, who is leaving UC ANR for a new job in Oakland. His last day is March 4. These duties are in addition to Linda's role as Strategic Communications director.
Until we hire a new director of Publishing, below are people who may be contacted for publishing needs:
- California Agriculture journal: Debbie Thompson dthompson@ucanr.edu
- UC ANR Publications submissions and peer-review process: Debbie Thompson and Masie Comtois mvcomtois@ucanr.edu
- UC ANR Publications production status:...
- Author: Jim Downing
In the past year, UC has announced several agreements with major publishers of scholarly journals, including Elsevier and Springer Nature. These agreements include provisions for funding to cover the article processing charges (APCs) for open-access publication of articles in those publishers' journals. APCs would otherwise be borne by authors.
Under the agreements, UC campus libraries all contribute to a systemwide fund to cover the APCs.
This message is to clarify that all UC ANR personnel – advisors, specialists, academic coordinators and all staff – are eligible for funding for open-access article processing charges under...