OA-The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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A "Read & Publish" agreement covering the 2026–2028 period has been signed between TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM and The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

Since there is a specific OA article quota within the scope of the "TÜBİTAK - RSC Read & Publish Agreement," specific criteria have been determined by TÜBİTAK regarding articles eligible for APC support. For the 2026–2028 period, total annual OA article quotas for Gold (fully open access) and Hybrid journals are as follows:

2026 Gold + Hybrid: 255 Articles

2027 Gold + Hybrid: 260 Articles

2028 Gold + Hybrid: 260 Articles

If an article is accepted by a journal and RSC's licensing system determines that the article is eligible for open access publishing, the process will be carried out on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
An OA article application can only be made if the agreement is active at the time of article acceptance. If the agreement is not active, OA application will not be possible.
Regardless of whether the agreement is active, if no quota is available when the article is accepted, the APC fee will be the author's responsibility.
Regardless of whether the journal is Hybrid or Gold, if the agreement is active and quota is available at the time of acceptance, the APC fee can be covered under the agreement. For Gold journals where APC is applied, authors may submit their articles; however, APC support will only be provided if the agreement is in effect and quota is available at the time of acceptance.
If the opportunity to benefit from the agreement is exhausted when an article is accepted in a Hybrid journal, the author has the option to publish the article free of charge as closed access. For Gold journals, paying the APC is mandatory.
According to RSC journal/author system rules, each year's quota operates independently. An accepted article cannot utilize quotas from a previous or subsequent year.
Under the terms of the agreement, no institutional OA article quota allocation is made.

Kota ile ilgili yıl içerisindeki gelişmeler:

NOTE: According to the statement made by TÜBİTAK, the remaining quota as of June 29, 2026 is: 195

Author Eligibility: To benefit from the agreement, the "Corresponding Author" must be an active academic staff member of our university.
Email Verification Requirement: Whether an article falls within the scope of the EKUAL agreement can only be identified via the author's institutional email address. Therefore, if the author wishes to publish the article as OA, using an institutional email address belonging to an EKUAL member institution in the manuscript submission form is mandatory.
TÜBİTAK AYEK Rules and APC Reimbursement Conditions:
If it is determined that APC support was provided by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM during a period of restriction to any author who is banned under TÜBİTAK AYEK Decisions or listed among those whose authority to practice their profession has been revoked or temporarily revoked by the Ministry of Health, or if an article receiving APC support is retracted, the corresponding author or co-authors must notify ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr and reimburse the APC amount specified by ULAKBİM back to ULAKBİM. Otherwise, ULAKBİM reserves the right to collect the APC fee from the corresponding author.