TUBITAK – Cambridge University Press (CUP) "Read and Publish" Agreement (2026–2028)

Within the scope of the EKUAL Project conducted by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, a new "Read & Publish" agreement has been signed with Cambridge University Press for the 2026–2028 period. This agreement supports both access to academic content and Open Access (OA) article publishing.

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

Scope and Duration of the Agreement

• Duration: The agreement is valid for three years, from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028.
• Access: All EKUAL member institutions in Turkey will continue to have access to the Cambridge Journals Online (CJO) "Full Package" content.
• Open Access: Under this agreement, the right to publish open access (within the CJO "Full Package" content) is provided without any quotas.

 TUBITAK OA Publishing Support and Acceptance Criteria

To publish articles as Open Access without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC), corresponding authors must meet the following criteria:

• Eligible Author: The Corresponding Author must be an authorized user of an EKUAL member institution.
• Institutional Affiliation: Authors are strongly advised to use their institutional email addresses in their applications. Personal email addresses (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) may lead to delays in the verification process.
• Institutional Coverage: The agreement includes all institutions that are members of EKUAL.
• Agreement Coverage: The agreement covers unlimited OA article publishing in both hybrid journals and Gold (fully) Open Access journals.

Retrospective Open Access Conversion

The rules regarding the retrospective conversion of articles to Open Access under this agreement are as follows:

·         Publications in Hybrid Journals: Articles published as closed access in “Hybrid” journals between January 1, 2026, and the date the agreement was signed (February 16, 2026) can be converted to Open Access free of charge, subject to the author's request (notification to ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr is required) and the approval of TUBITAK ULAKBIM. No refunds will be issued for articles already published as OA in hybrid journals by paying an APC.

·        Publications in Full Open Access Journals: No refunds will be issued for articles published as OA in Gold Open Access journals by paying an APC between January 1, 2026, and February 16, 2026.

·        General Conversion Right: During the contract period, articles published as "Closed" in hybrid journals at any date can be converted to the OA model upon the author's request, provided the request is made within a maximum of 3 months of the publication year.