Read & Publish Agreements

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Due to our ACS subscription, your publications as a corresponding author in ACS journals will be published as open access without paying the Article Processing Charge (APC).

Important Considerations:

  • The submitting corresponding author should indicate his/her relationship with our institution by selecting our University through a drop-down menu in the Paragon Plus profile. The submitting corresponding author should be identified as the person who will communicate with ACS throughout the peer review process.
  • The sending corresponding author must use the corporate e-mail address in the Paragon Plus profile.

Within the framework of the APC Quota Usage Principles of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University American Chemical Society Publications, which was accepted by the Senate of our University with the decision dated 25/12/2024 and numbered 693/10 and the decision of our Senate dated 17.04.2024 and numbered 682/7, the use of quotas in quarterly periods delays the publication process of the articles and the articles accepted for publication by the publisher company are kept in the pool for a maximum of 15 days for quota approvals, It has been unanimously decided that the decision on the APC Quota Usage Principles of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University American Chemical Society Publications has been repealed and it is appropriate to evaluate the applications within the framework of the principle of quota use according to the order of publication acceptance, since it was informed that this rule has been relaxed for 2024 for once and that this flexibility will not be provided for 2025.

Sage

As of 2023, within the scope of the subscription agreement signed with SAGE Publishing, the APC (Article Processing Fee) to be paid by Muğla University authors to publish Open Access in SAGE Choice journals in the SAGE Premier package has been kept constant at £200. Sage Choice journals consist of Hybrid journals in the Premier package.  Gold OA journals are not covered by the agreement.

 

BMC Journals

With the pilot application initiated in BMC journals belonging to Springer Nature publishing house, a 75% APC discount is applied to our country.

Our researchers who publish in 62 BMC journals will pay only 25% of the total APC fee.

 

 

EKUAL Databases

Below are the databases published in the Open Access Agreement tab under the Universities category on the EKUAL platform, and the license periods, content lists, member/license agreement documents and help resources of these databases.

Open Access Agreement

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Undergraduate Period: 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2028
Open Access Agreement

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Undergraduate Period: 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2028
Open Access Agreement

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Undergraduate Period: 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2028
Open Access Agreement

Springer Nature

Undergraduate Period: 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2026
Important The Springer Nature open access agreement 2026 quota has ended. APC support will not be available for the rest of the year. If our authors whose articles are in the editorial process are accepted; If the journal they submit is hybrid, they can publish it closed without paying a fee, and if it is gold, they can publish it as open access, provided that they cover the fee themselves.