17/09/2026

Dear İstinye Family,

We are pleased to provide you with an update on the status of the 2026 open access quotas under the TÜBİTAK-Wiley 2026-2028 Open Access Agreement.

Gold / Full Open Access Journals:

The 2026 quota allocated for Gold/full open access journals expired on August 12, 2026.

  • If articles for which an open access application was submitted to TÜBİTAK in 2026 and which are currently in the “Under Review” status are accepted between August 12 and December 31, 2026, open access support under the agreement cannot be provided since the 2026 quota has been exhausted. The article will automatically be redirected to the “Author Pays” option.
  • For articles for which an open access application was submitted to TÜBİTAK in 2026 and which are currently “Under Review,” if they are accepted in 2027 and a quota is available, the post-acceptance author workflows can be completed to benefit from the agreement.
  • If articles submitted to a journal in 2026 and currently in the “Under Review” status are accepted in 2027, an application to benefit from the agreement can be made after the post-acceptance author workflows are completed.
  • For Gold/full open access journals, regardless of whether an open access application has been submitted to TÜBİTAK or not, the agreement can be utilized if there is quota availability on the date the article is accepted and the post-acceptance author workflows are completed.
  • For Gold/full open access journals, submitting an open access application to TÜBİTAK and obtaining approval during the manuscript submission stage does not constitute a quota reservation; the approval granted by TÜBİTAK is a “conditional approval.” This means that the conditional approval becomes effective only if a quota is available on the date the article is accepted and the post-acceptance author workflows are completed.

 

Hybrid Journals:

The 2026 quota allocated for hybrid journals expired on September 15, 2026.

  • Open access applications cannot be submitted for articles accepted between September 15 and December 31, 2026.
  • For hybrid journals, applications to benefit from the agreement may be submitted after acceptance.
  • For articles accepted in 2027, provided that the 2027 quota is available, an application to benefit from the agreement may be submitted after the post-acceptance author workflows are completed.

In order for the article’s acceptance date to be reflected in the system, the corresponding author must complete the license signing process and the necessary author workflows following acceptance.

 

For the terms of the agreement and detailed information, please review the TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM EKUAL page and refer to the following documents:

  • TÜBİTAK Open Access Article Support Criteria
  • Lists of Open Access Journals Funded by TÜBİTAK
  • Open Access Article Publication Workflow Documents for Authors
  • Current Lists of Journals Accessible via EKUAL

Any changes to the criteria will be announced separately.

For questions, requests, and suggestions, please contact us at kutuphane@istinye.edu.tr.