TÜBİTAK – Institute of Physics (IOP) “Read & Publish” Agreement (2026–2028)

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Within the scope of the EKUAL Project carried out by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, a new “Read & Publish” agreement has been signed with the Institute of Physics (IOP) publisher for the period 2026–2028, supporting both access to academic content and Open Access (OA) article publishing.

The details of the agreement and implementation principles are presented below:

  1. IOP Agreement Scope and Duration
  • Duration: The agreement is valid for three years between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2028.
  • Access: All EKUAL member institutions in Türkiye will have access to IOPScience Extra and Electrochemical Society (ECS) content.
  1. TÜBİTAK OA Publishing Support and Acceptance Criteria

In order for corresponding authors to publish their articles as OA without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC), the following criteria must be met:

  • Institutional Affiliation: The eligibility of the article within the scope of the EKUAL agreement will be verified based on the author’s institutional affiliation. Therefore, authors who wish to publish their articles as Open Access (OA) must be affiliated with an EKUAL member institution.
  • Institutional Coverage: Includes all universities that are members of EKUAL.
  • Agreement Scope: The agreement covers unlimited OA article publishing in both hybrid journals and gold (fully open access) journals.

2.a. Retrospective Open Access Conversion

All articles submitted as of January 1 will be converted to Open Access (OA) in both hybrid and gold journals. This practice is valid for new members; articles of former ANKOS members have already been published as OA.

For the current journal list, implementation guidelines, and training materials, you may follow the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM EKUAL page.

Special Note: If APC support has been mistakenly provided to any author listed in the TÜBİTAK AYEK Restricted List, or to individuals listed by the Ministry of Health as having their right to practice their profession revoked or temporarily suspended during the relevant period, or if an article that has received APC support has been retracted, the corresponding author or co-authors are required to notify ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr and reimburse the APC fee to ULAKBİM. Otherwise, ULAKBİM has the authority to collect the APC fee from the corresponding author.

For Information: kutuphane@altinbas.edu.tr