Read&Publish Agreements

The quota allocated to our institution is 7 articles per year.

Remaining quota: 0

To qualify for the support, our institution’s author must be the corresponding author. Please submit your application using your institutional email address.

You can find the current list of journals on the ACS page.

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Under the agreement, the right to publish open access (within the CJO “Full Package” content) is provided without any article quota limitations.

• Eligible Author: The corresponding author must be an authorized user of an EKUAL member institution.  
• Institutional Affiliation: Authors are advised to use their institutional email addresses in their submissions. Personal email addresses (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) cause delays in the verification process.  

• Agreement Scope: The agreement covers unlimited OA article publishing in both hybrid journals and gold (fully) open access journals.

   

Retroactive Open Access Conversion Rules regarding the retroactive conversion of articles to OA under the agreement are as follows:

• Publications in Hybrid Journals: Articles published as closed access in "Hybrid" journals between January 1, 2026, and the agreement signing date (16.02.2026) can be converted to Open Access free of charge upon the request of the author(s) (notification to ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr is required) and the approval of TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM. No refunds will be issued for articles published as open access in hybrid journals by paying an APC fee.
• Publications in Fully Open Access Journals: No refunds will be issued for articles published as open access in Gold Open Access journals between January 1, 2026, and 16.02.2026 by paying an APC fee.
• General Conversion Right: During the agreement term, articles published as "Closed" in hybrid journals at any date can be converted to the OA model upon the author's request within a maximum of 3 months in the publication year.

Eligible Publication Types: research articles, review articles, rapid communications, brief reports, ve case reports types will be evaluated under the agreement.

Corresponding authors affiliated with our institution will be able to publish an unlimited number of articles as Open Access (OA) in both hybrid and gold (fully open access) journals without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC).

Corresponding authors affiliated with Sabancı University can benefit from this agreement.

You can download the current list from the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM open access agreements page. 

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Under the agreement, there is an annual OA article publishing quota for Hybrid and Full Open Access journals included in the Oxford Journals Online 2026 journal collection.

Year 2026: 400 Articles

Year 2027: 408 Articles

Year 2028: 416 Articles

• An article accepted for publication by a journal will be queued according to the "first-come, first-served" rule upon author application.

• The Oxford Journals Online system has been active since the agreement signing date of February 27, 2026, and articles received since this date are evaluated according to the criteria. No refunds will be provided for articles where the article processing charge (APC) was paid prior to this date (regardless of Hybrid or Full Open Access). Articles published as closed access in "Hybrid" journals between January 1, 2026, and the agreement signing date (February 27, 2026) can be converted to Open Access without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC) upon the request of the author(s) (notification to ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr is required) and the approval of TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, provided quota is available and criteria are met.

• Special Announcement by TÜBİTAK: "According to the bibliometric analyses conducted by us and the data provided by the publisher, it is anticipated that the agreement quotas will be sufficient for articles to be published under TÜBİTAK criteria. However, in the event of higher-than-expected demand, monthly evaluations will be conducted starting from the second half of the year. If the evaluations project that the quota will be insufficient, articles accepted in hybrid journals from a specified date until the end of the year will be excluded from support, while articles accepted in full open access (Gold/Full Open Access) journals will continue to be supported. If such a decision is made, libraries will be informed via the EKUAL e-List one month in advance."
• 25% Discount After Quota Depletion: If the total annual quota is exhausted, authors can publish their articles with a 25% discount on the open access article processing charges (APC) determined by the publishing journal. In this case, the fee is covered by the author. This discount is only valid for Hybrid and Full Open Access journals included in the agreement.

Developments Regarding the Quota Throughout the Year:

According to the statement made by TÜBİTAK, the remaining quota as of July 7, 2026 is: 253

• Eligible Authors: For articles to be published as OA without paying an article processing charge (APC), the "Corresponding Author" must be an active academic staff member of an EKUAL member university. 
• Using institutional email addresses for verification processes is strongly recommended.
• Journal Impact Factor (Quartile) and Index Information: Regardless of impact factor, all Oxford Journals Online Hybrid and Full Open Access journals indexed in SCIE, SSCI, and AHCI are covered by the agreement. Journals in the WoS–ESCI category are not supported.
• Depending on journal policy, additional charges such as page charges, color charges, submission fees, excess page charges, and offprint charges are excluded from the TÜBİTAK agreement. Corresponding authors must check the journal's "Instructions to Authors" page prior to submission.

Accepted Publication Types:  “Research Article”, “Review Article”, "Brief Report" and "Case Report"
 

Depending on journal policy, additional charges such as page charges, color charges, submission fees, excess page charges, and offprint charges are excluded from the TÜBİTAK agreement. Corresponding authors must check the journal's "Instructions to Authors" page prior to submission.

You can download the current list from the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM open access agreements page. 

Journal Impact Factor (Quartile) and Index Information: Regardless of impact factor, all Oxford Journals Online Hybrid and Full Open Access journals indexed in SCIE, SSCI, and AHCI are covered by the agreement. Journals in the WoS–ESCI category are not supported.

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Email Requirement: Institutional email addresses must be used for article submissions.

Author Eligibility: The author must be a "corresponding author" affiliated with our university.

Five journal package:

1. Development

2. Journal of Cell Science

3.  Journal of Experimental Biology  

4. Disease Models & Mechanisms 

5. Biology Open

Agreement details

Guide

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.
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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.

   

Eligible Publication Types: "Research Article" and "Review Article" types will be evaluated under the agreement.

TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM-açık erişim anlaşmaları sayfasından güncel listeyi indirebilirsiniz.

If your article has been accepted for publication in a subscription journal published by Sage and you wish to publish under the Sage Choice option, please email your request to openaccess@sagepub.com.

Journal Scope: SAGE Choice journals consist of Hybrid journals included in the Premier package.

Exclusions: Gold OA journals are not included in this agreement.

Agreement details

Annual Quotas (2026–2028): Quotas operate separately for Gold and Hybrid journals:

2026: Gold / 650 + Hybrid / 1,173 (Total: 1,823)

2027: Gold / 659 + Hybrid / 1,196 (Total: 1,885)

2028: Gold / 668 + Hybrid / 1,220 (Total: 1,888)

The 2026 quota allocated for Gold/Fully Open Access journals was exhausted on 12 August 2026.

The 2026 quota allocated for Hybrid journals was exhausted on 15 September 2026.

• Quota Exhaustion Rules: If the agreement is active, quota is available, and TÜBİTAK criteria are met upon acceptance, APC fees are covered. If no quota is available at acceptance (whether the agreement is active or not), the APC fee will be the author's responsibility.
• Application Process: For Gold journals, authors may apply during submission or upon acceptance (if missed during submission or if quota was unavailable at submission). For Hybrid journals, OA applications can be made after acceptance.
• Post-Quota Options: If the agreement cannot be utilized upon acceptance in a Hybrid journal, the author may publish free of charge under the traditional (subscription-based) model. For Gold journals, paying the APC is mandatory, with no free publishing option.
• No institutional quota allocation is made.
• Articles are processed on a "first-come, first-served" basis upon author application.

• Quotas operate independently each year; unused quotas cannot be rolled over or borrowed from previous/subsequent years.

   

Developments Regarding the Quota Throughout the Year:

According to the announcement made by TÜBİTAK on 16 September 2026:

Gold / Fully Open Access Journals:

The 2026 quota allocated for Gold/Fully Open Access journals was exhausted on 12 August 2026.

• If articles for which an open access application was submitted to TÜBİTAK in 2026 and which are still “Under Review” are accepted between 12 August and 31 December 2026, open access support cannot be provided under the agreement, as the 2026 quota has been exhausted. The article will automatically be directed to the “Author Pays” option.
  If articles for which an open access application was submitted to TÜBİTAK in 2026 and which are still “Under Review” are accepted in 2027, and if quota is available in 2027, the agreement may be used once the post-acceptance author workflows have been completed.

• If articles submitted to the journal in 2026 and still “Under Review” are accepted in 2027, an application can be made to benefit from the agreement once the post-acceptance author workflows have been completed.

• For Gold/Fully Open Access journals, regardless of whether an open access application has been submitted to TÜBİTAK, the agreement can be used in either case provided that quota is available at the time the article is accepted and the post-acceptance author workflows are completed.

• For Gold/Fully Open Access journals, submitting an open access application to TÜBİTAK and receiving approval at the time of manuscript submission does not constitute a quota reservation. The approval granted by TÜBİTAK is a “conditional approval”. In other words, the conditional approval becomes effective only if quota is available at the time the article is accepted and the post-acceptance author workflows are completed.
   

Hybrid Journals:

The 2026 quota allocated for Hybrid journals was exhausted on 15 September 2026.

• For articles accepted between 15 September and 31 December 2026, it is not possible to submit an open access application.
• For Hybrid journals, an application can be submitted after acceptance in order to benefit from the agreement.
• For articles accepted in 2027, if quota is available for 2027, an application can be submitted to benefit from the agreement once the post-acceptance author workflows have been completed.

• Activation Date: The 2026 TÜBİTAK-Wiley Open Access (OA) Account became active on February 17, 2026. As long as the agreement remains active, OA applications can be submitted for articles accepted in Hybrid and Gold journals on or after February 17, 2026. Articles accepted prior to February 17, 2026, will not be evaluated under this agreement.
• Effective Date Criterion: Regardless of whether a journal is Hybrid or Gold, the submission date of the article is not used as the basis for eligibility; the key date is the acceptance date. If the agreement is active on the acceptance date, quota is available, and the article meets the specified TÜBİTAK criteria, it will be supported.
• Definition of Acceptance Date: To avoid misunderstandings, the "acceptance date" of an article is not the date the "your manuscript has been accepted" notification was sent to the author, but the date listed under the "Accepted Date" heading in the TÜBİTAK OA Account. TÜBİTAK has no control over the data in this account; all entries are made by Wiley/the journal and automatically populate the account.

• Journal Impact & Indexing Criteria:

  Subject categories (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI) from Web of Science (WoS), as well as Impact Factor (IF) and Quartile (Q) values from WoS-JCR-Journal Impact Factor (JIF), are used for journal evaluations.

  Supported journals include Q1 and Q2 Hybrid journals as well as Gold/fully open access journals in the SCIE and SSCI categories according to JCR-JIF values.

  Because JIF evaluations are not performed for AHCI journals in WoS-JCR (thus receiving no "Q" rating), all journals in the AHCI group are included within the scope until further notice.

  Journals in the WoS-ESCI category are not supported.

• Author Eligibility: The "Corresponding Author" (Responsible Corresponding Author) must be an active academic staff member of a university.
• Information Source Warning: Authors are advised not to rely solely on information on Wiley's website regarding the TÜBİTAK OA agreement. Due to country quotas and specific TÜBİTAK funding criteria, authors must consult the information, files, and "Funded OA Journal Lists" on the EKUAL page (or downloadable via the "Journals" link below) before submitting manuscripts.
• An author can receive APC support for a maximum of 5 articles per year.

Eligible Publication Types: "Research Article", "Review Article", "Data Article", and "Rapid Publication" types will be evaluated under the agreement.

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Developments Regarding the Journals Throughout the Year:

According to the information communicated on 22 September 2026:

The ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) journals (36 journals) will be included in the Wiley collection starting from 2027. These journals will be accessible to TÜBİTAK EKUAL members and will also be covered by the existing TÜBİTAK-Wiley Open Access Agreement.

Starting from 2027, authors of articles accepted in these journals that meet the TÜBİTAK eligibility criteria will have the opportunity to benefit from the TÜBİTAK-Wiley Open Access Agreement.