Cal Poly authors can claim Open Access publishing fee waivers for publishing their papers under "transformative agreements", in which the subscription access model is gradually transitioned to institutional support for fully Open Access publications. Libraries enter into these agreements with publishers either as a campus or as part of a consortium, so applicable agreements can vary across CSU campuses. Transformative agreements active at Cal Poly, SLO are listed below.
The corresponding author must be employed by the CSU
The article must be accepted for publication into one of the included journals. Use this journal search tool to see if your journal is included
Articles must be accepted between 1 January 2022 and December 31, 2024
Approval is mediated by the University Library. You will be notified by email that your request to publish open access has been approved
CSU-American Chemical Society
The current CSU-American Chemical Society transformative read and publish agreement ends December 31, 2025. In order to qualify for an APC waiver, articles must meet the following conditions:
The corresponding author must be employed by the CSU
Includes 60+ hybrid journals published by ACS
If the author has received grant funding towards publication, this funding must be exhausted before requesting funding support from this agreement
Articles must be accepted between 1 January 2022 and December 31, 2025
Approval is mediated by the University Library. You will be notified by email that your request to publish open access has been approved