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Read and Publish Agreements for Open Access Publishing

The Library has a number of “Read and Publish” deals that allow Koc University corresponding authors to publish open access in selected journals without payment of an Article Processing Charge (APC).

Springer Nature Read & Publish Agreemnent

Agreement What you need to know

Koç University is participating in the read and publish agreement between Springer Nature and TÜBİTAK, meaning that corresponding authors* affiliated with Koç University are eligible to publish their articles Open Access with fees covered in Springer Nature's portfolio of 1074 hybrid journals.

Publications of the "Original Article", "Review Article" and "Continuing Education" types in the Q1 and Q2 Group Springer Nature Hybrid Journals in the Web of Science (SCI, SSCI, AHCI) will be within the scope of OA support.

For more, visit the Information for Authors webpage

  • You must be affiliated with Koç University.
  • You must be the corresponding author* of the article.
  • You must explicitly state your primary affiliation in the published manuscript, which is the Koç University at which the bulk of the research for the article was conducted.
  • You must identify yourself during the author identification process (you will be asked to do this once your article has been accepted for publication). The institution selected during this process should be your primary affiliation, as this is the institution that TÜBİTAK will refer to in order to verify your eligibility.
  • The universities will share the national annual OA article publishing quota. In 2025, the upper limit is 2711 articles for Springer Journals.
Eligible Journals: Access the lists of Springer Hybrid Journals Springer Hybrid Journals in Q1 and Springer Hybrid Journals in Q2 (The journal lists will be valid until 31.12.2025) 

Note: There are two separate lists for Springer Journals (Q1 & Q2). Please visit both of them above to select journals.
Excluded titles: Springer Nature agreement covers only Springer hybrid journals in Q1 and Q2 quartiles of Web of Science.
Eligible article types: Article types eligible under this agreement are Original Paper, Review Paper, Brief Communication, and Continuing Education.
Licenses options: Creative Commons Attribution: CC BY Agreement Ends31 December 2026

Webinar Recording: 

Open Access for Türkiye - What you need to know, from how to publish your article to getting funded. (January 15, 2025)

Topics:

  • Overview of the Springer-Nature Agreement
  • Eligibility criteria and included papers
  • Writing tips for successful publishing
  • Securing funding for OA publishing


You can watch the recording of the webinar here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/__TGQmD_KKsgG1oGXzNBSjq5_qhGlRiDmEwXA_JPkl5AFYSE94yhhyUaTfum8enp.krMZhfugLwaJ2vHi?startTime=1736928016000

Passcode: 9VLH@Ft9

*Corresponding author: Acting as main contact for Springer Nature correspondence after editorial acceptance.

 

Springer Nature Q1 Journals Covered by the Agreement

Springer Nature Q2 Journals Covered by the Agreement

Author workflow for publishing open access under an agreement