WHAT IS OPEN SCIENCE?
Open access means that scholarly publications are directly searchable on the web, available in digital form on the internet under an open license and available for anyone to read, download, copy and distribute the material in accordance with Copyright.
OPEN SCIENCE AT ISTINYE UNIVERSITY
All research outputs published with the address of Istinye University must be archived in the University's Institutional Academic Archive. Thus, the data of all studies belonging to the University will be accessible within the framework of copyright. Encourages researchers to actively inform about research results and inform the public about them. Encourages publishing research outputs in open access peer-reviewed journals with high impact value. Publishing the studies and research results of research groups conducted with the address of Istinye University on an open access basis increases the reliability and reproducibility of the studies as well as increased scientific communication among researchers. In addition, these academic outputs contribute to the researches carried out in different projects to reach results in a shorter time thanks to open science.
Click here for the Institutional Academic Archive.
Open educational resources (OER) refer to various forms of digital material for teaching, learning and research purposes. They are published under an open license so that you can use, share and edit the material for your own purposes. OER can include course materials, video, audio, course literature, guidebooks, course modules, portals, apps, games, learning environments or various interactive materials.
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Research data is all data produced in the process of scientific research. It ranges from quantitative measurement data, survey results, statistical findings, qualitative data such as interview transcripts, field research notes, audio and video files to software and much more. Research data should be publicly available and thus usable in the long term, provided there are no project-specific barriers.
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Research shows that what is published in open access is disseminated faster and cited more frequently. Open access also creates opportunities for a more equitable global distribution of information resources for research results. The lists of open access journals in the first three quarters (Q1-Q2-Q3) with high journal impact worldwide can be accessed from the links below.
(After logging into your JCR account, you can search by subject category using the filters on the left).
((After logging into your Scopus account, you can search for journals by Q1-2-3, open access and subject category using the filters on the left).
The list of open access journals in Istinye University Library collection can be accessed from the link below.
List of open access journals in the library collection (You can access the journals by clicking on "Open Access" after searching by title or subject).
Open access journal lists in databases:
Journal selection pages of publishing houses where you can find the right journal for your academic studies
The new version of the Ministry of Health, Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK) Clinical Trials Portal includes information on trials applied to the Agency in 2016 and later. Information on trials terminated as of 01 January 2020 and Bioavailability/Bioequivalence studies are not included in the Portal.The data published in the Clinical Trials Portal are for information purposes only. In case of any discrepancy, the official records of the Agency are valid.
Within the scope of the EKUAL (Electronic Resources National Academic Licence) Project carried out by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, the access agreement of Springer Nature's electronic journals has been converted to the ‘Read & Publish’ model to cover the period 2024-2026.
With this agreement, responsible authors affiliated to our institution will have the right to publish their articles open access and their fees will be covered by TÜBİTAK.
Within the scope of this agreement; Springer Hybrid journals will be provided with the opportunity to publish open access articles covering the period 2024-2026.
‘Original Article’, “Review Article” and “Continuing Education” type publications in Q1 and Q2 Group Springer Nature Hybrid Journals in Web of Science (SCI, SSCI, AHCI) will be covered by AE support.
There is an annual AE article publication quota within the scope of the agreement. According to the terms of the agreement, there is no ‘AE article quota allocation’ for institutions. The publication of the corresponding author whose articles are accepted in the journals in question will be ranked according to the order of arrival of the publication, if the author wishes, and if there is a quota, ULAKBIM will approve the articles that meet the criteria for AE publication.
It will be sufficient for the corresponding author of the publication in the above-mentioned journal group and publication type to be provided with AE support if there is a quota, to be an employee of the EKUAL Member institution and to mention the name of the member institution under his/her name in the publication.
USEFUL LINKS:
Springer Nature-Türkiye OA Agreement
TRAINING WEBINAR
Training Webinar Recod (Passcode: &0E%KFVx)
Within the scope of the EKUAL project carried out by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, free access to electronic journals of Wiley publishing house has been provided since 2018. The Wiley agreement has been transformed into a ‘Read&Publish’ model to cover the period 2026-2028.
Within the scope of this agreement, our researchers who want to publish open access publications in our institution will be able to publish their publications that have been sent to Wiley journals within the scope of the agreement, accepted and meet the criteria of the agreement as ‘Open Access’ without paying the Article Processing Charge (APC).
According to the agreement, 1823 articles in 2026, 1885 articles in 2027 and 1888 articles in 2028 will be published as open access (OA) completely free of charge, without any charge to the author, if the author requests/approves. Although the agreement covers free open access article publication in all Wiley journals, TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM has set additional eligibility criteria to better manage the contractual publication quota and budget. These criteria are as follows:
Corresponding Author must be affiliated with one of the institutions within the scope of EKUAL.
Wiley hybrid (some of the articles in the journal are open access and some of the articles in the journal require subscription/closed articles) and gold gold open access (all of the articles in the journal are open access) journals indexed in WOS, articles submitted to journals in Q1 and Q2 groups (except Hindawi journals) are accepted. To examine the journals that meet these criteria, you can visit the Wiley section of the TUBITAK ULAKBIM Cahit Arf Information Centre, Databases Accessed by Universities web page.
In order to make the best use of the annual article quota, the article types for which the APC fee will be covered by TÜBİTAK are ‘Research Article, Review Article, Data Article and Rapid Publication’.
Authors are required to use their institutional e-mails during article submission. In this way, the processes will be better followed by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM and the return to the author by TÜBİTAK will be faster.
Regarding the publications for which Open Access support will be provided; publications in hybrid journals must be accepted on or after 17 February 2026, and publications in fully open access journals must be submitted and accepted on or after 17 February 2028.
*‘Free open access article publishing quota allocation’ is not made specifically for the university. Article fee requests for open access publication will be reviewed by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM for approval according to the ‘first come, first served’ rule.
USEFUL LINKS
Fonlanan_AE_Dergi_Listesi (Tem2024_Ara2025)
Açık Erişim Makale Yayımlama
Wiley AE Anlaşması Hakkında Kısa Bilgi Notları
TRAINING WEBINAR
Training Webinar Record(Passcode: &0E%KFVx)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Oku - Yayımla Anlaşması 2026
TÜBİTAK – The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Open Access Article Publication Agreement
As part of the EKUAL Project conducted by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, access to electronic journals published by The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) will be provided as of January 1, 2026. As of 2026, both access to content and open access (OA) article publishing (Read & Publish) model will be supported with APC funding for a certain number of articles. As there is a quota for a certain number of OA articles under the “TÜBİTAK - RSC Read & Publish Agreement,” TÜBİTAK has established certain criteria for articles that will receive APC support.
TÜBİTAK-RSC Open Access Article Support Criteria:
1. The 2026 TÜBİTAK-RSC Open Access Article Account will become active as of the date when member institutions complete their activation. As long as the agreement is active, AE applications can be made for articles accepted in Hybrid and Gold journals. Articles accepted before January 1, 2026, will not be considered under the agreement. Articles accepted for publication between January 1, 2026, and the date the agreement is signed can be requested to be converted to Open Access Articles retroactively.
2. During the 2026-2028 period, AE article quotas for fully open access/gold journals and hybrid journals will be as follows on an annual basis:
2026: Gold + Hybrid/255
2027: Gold + Hybrid/260
2028: Gold + Hybrid/260
3. To benefit from the agreement, the “Corresponding Author” must be an active faculty member at a university.
4. If an article is accepted by a journal and RSC's licensing system determines that the article is suitable for open access publication, the process will be carried out according to the “first come, first served” principle.
5. When an article is accepted, an AE article application can only be made if the agreement is active; if the agreement is not active, it is not possible to apply for AE.
6. Whether the agreement is active or not, when an article is accepted, if the quota is not available, the APC fee will be the author's responsibility.
7. Regardless of whether the journal is Hybrid or Gold model; when an article is accepted, if the agreement is active and the quota is available, the APC fee for the relevant article may be covered under the agreement. For Gold journals where APC is applied, the Author can submit their article; however, APC support will only be provided if the agreement is in force and the quota is available at the time of acceptance.
8. If the option to benefit from the agreement is no longer available when an article is accepted in a hybrid journal, the author has the option to publish their article for free, but it will be behind a paywall. If it is a Gold journal, there is an APC payment requirement.
9. According to the RSC journal/author system, each year's quota is processed independently, and an accepted article cannot benefit from the quota of the previous or following year.
10. According to the terms of the agreement, AE article quotas are not allocated to institutions.
11. Whether an article falls under the EKUAL agreement can only be determined by the author's institutional email address. Therefore, if the author wishes to publish their article as AE, they must use the institutional email address of the EKUAL member institution they are affiliated with on the article submission form.
12. Before submitting an article to a journal, it is recommended that the author check whether the journal is a Hybrid journal or a Gold journal and review the steps outlined in the “RSC Author Workflow” document.
13. If it is determined that any author whose name appears among those prohibited under TÜBİTAK AYEK Decisions or whose “authority to practice their profession has been revoked or temporarily suspended” by the Ministry of Health has received APC support from TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM during the period of prohibition, or if it is determined that an article for which APC support was provided has been retracted (retraction), the responsible author or co-authors must notify ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr and pay the APC fee reported by ULAKBİM to ULAKBİM. Otherwise, ULAKBİM reserves the right to collect the APC fee from the “corresponding author/responsible author.”
For detailed information: https://cabim.ulakbim.gov.tr/ekual/e-veri-tabanlari/universiteler/
TÜBİTAK-Cambridge University Press (CUP)
As part of the EKUAL Project conducted by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, a new “Read & Publish” agreement has been signed with Cambridge University Press, covering the 2026-2028 period, which supports both access to academic content and the publication of Open Access (OA) articles.
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 the relevant agreement, the right to publish open access (in the CJO “Full Package” content) is provided without quota.
TÜBİTAK AE Publication Support and Acceptance Criteria
Responsible authors must meet the following criteria to have their articles published as AE without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC):
• Rights Holder 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 applications. Personal email addresses (gmail, hotmail, etc.) cause delays in the verification process.
• Institutional Scope: Includes all institutions that are members of EKUAL.
• Scope of the Agreement: The agreement covers unlimited AE article publication in both hybrid journals and gold (fully/complete) open access journals.
Retroactive Open Access Conversion
Under the agreement, the rules regarding the retroactive conversion of articles to Open Access are as follows:
• Publications in Hybrid Journals: Articles published in “Hybrid” journals between January 1, 2026 and the date of signing the agreement (February 16, 2026) can be converted
TÜBİTAK - INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (IOP)
“Read & Publish” Agreement (2026-2028)
Within the scope of the EKUAL Project carried out by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, a new “Read & Publish” agreement covering the period 2026-2028 has been signed with the INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (IOP) publishing house, supporting both access to academic content and Open Access (OA) article publication.
The details and implementation principles of the agreement are provided below:
1. Scope and Duration of the IOP 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 have access to IOPScience Extra and Electrochemical Society (ECS) content.
2. TÜBİTAK OA Publication Support and Acceptance Criteria
To publish their articles as OA without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC), corresponding authors must meet the following criteria:
• Institutional Affiliation: The eligibility of the article under the EKUAL agreement will be verified through the author's institutional affiliation. Therefore, authors wishing to publish their articles as Open Access (OA) must be affiliated with an EKUAL member institution.
• Institutional Scope: Includes all universities that are EKUAL members.
• Scope of the agreement: The agreement covers unlimited OA article publication in both hybrid journals and gold (fully/gold/complete) open access journals.
2.a. Retroactive Open Access Conversion
All articles submitted from January 1st onwards will be converted to Open Access (OA) in both hybrid and Gold journals. This applies to new members; articles by existing ANKOS members have already been published as OA.
For the current journal list, application guides, and training materials, please visit the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM EKUAL page.
Special Note: If an author whose name appears on the TÜBİTAK AYEK Prohibited Persons List or on the Ministry of Health's list of persons whose “authority to practice their profession has been revoked or temporarily suspended” was mistakenly granted APC support during the period of prohibition, or if the responsible author or co-authors of an article that received APC support and was subsequently retracted (retraction), the corresponding author or co-authors must notify ukg@ulakbim.gov.tr and pay the APC fee to ULAKBİM. Otherwise, ULAKBİM has the right to collect the APC fee from the “corresponding author/responsible author.”
TÜBİTAK - OXFORD UNIVERSİTY PRESS (IOP)
“Read & Publish” Agreement (2026-2028)
As part of the EKUAL Project conducted by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, an “Oku & Yayımla” (Read & Publish) agreement covering both access to academic content and Open Access (OA) article publication for the 2026-2028 period has been signed with Oxford University Press (OUP).
Under the agreement, EKUAL member institutions will:
Have access to Oxford Journals Online.
Be able to benefit from an annual OA article publication quota in Hybrid and Open Access (Full Open Access) journals in the Oxford Journals Online 2026 journal collection, in line with the criteria.
The quota distribution by year is as follows.
2026: 400 Articles
2027: 408 Articles
2028: 416 Articles
The agreement criteria and all relevant documents can be accessed from the EKUAL databases page under the “Oxford University Press (OUP)” heading.
- Detailed Information on TÜBİTAK AE Article Publication Support Criteria: AE Publication Support Criteria
- 2026-2028 TÜBİTAK-OUP National License Institutional Support Page: Agreement Support Page
- List of Current Journals Open to EKUAL Access: EKUAL Journal List (543 Journals)
- Detailed Information on the List of Journals Currently Accessible via EKUAL: Journal Collection Content
- List of AE Journals Funded by TÜBİTAK: List of Funded AE Journals
- Steps for Authors to Publish AE Articles: You can visit the Author Guide pages.
As content may be updated periodically, it is important to download documents related to the agreement details from the EKUAL databases page.