Read & Publish Agreements

Read & Publish Agreements and Membership Discounts

Researchers affiliated with Boğaziçi University (BU) can benefit from the Read & Publish models offered within the scope of transformative agreements established between Boğaziçi University Library, ANKOS, and EKUAL with leading international publishers. Thanks to these agreements, articles published by university members in journals covered by the agreement can be published as Open Access — either without paying an Article Processing Charge (APC) or at discounted rates — depending on the publisher and the terms of the agreement.

Application Requirements and Process
  • To benefit from these agreements, a formal application must be submitted via the bogazici.edu.tr address.
  • During the application, researchers must provide their institutional extended e-mail addresses.
The complete list of publishers covered by the agreement and the specific discount/free publication details for each publisher are provided below.
Publisher / Agreement Details Discount Rate / Amount Quota Information
American Chemical Society (ACS) Read and Publish / 100% Free Limited (Institution Quota)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
Cambridge University Press (CUP) - TÜBİTAK Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
De Gruyter Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
Institute of Physics (IOP) - TÜBİTAK Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
Oxford University Press - TÜBİTAK Read and Publish / 100% Free Limited (Country Quota)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - TÜBİTAK Read and Publish / 100% Free Limited (Country Quota)
SAGE Journals 90% Discount / 200 GBP Unlimited
Springer Nature - TÜBİTAK *2026 OA Agreement quota has been reached. Read and Publish / 100% Free Limited (Country Quota)
Springer Nature BMC Journals 75% Discount (Article Processing Charge) Unlimited
ASME Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
Royal Society Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
The Company of Biologists Read and Publish / 100% Free Unlimited
Wiley - TÜBİTAK Read and Publish / 100% Free Limited (Country Quota)