Within the scope of the EKUAL Project conducted by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, the “Read & Publish” agreement between TÜBİTAK and Wiley has been renewed for the 2026-2028 period.

Authors should take note of the following details regarding the article publication process:

Critical Dates and Acceptance Criteria

• The “TÜBİTAK Open Access Article Account” for the 2026-2028 period will become active as of February 17, 2026.
• Only articles accepted on or after this date will be considered under the agreement. Articles accepted before February 17, 2026, are not eligible for coverage.

Supported Journals and Publication Types

• Journal Criteria: Hybrid and Gold OA journals within the Web of Science (WoS) SCIE/SSCI (Q1 & Q2) categories are supported.
• Exceptions: All journals under the AHCI index are supported (unless otherwise stated); however, journals in the ESCI category are excluded from the scope.
• Publication Types: “Research Article”, “Review Article”, “Data Article”, and “Rapid Publication” types are supported.

Author and Quota Limits

• Corresponding Author: They must be on the active academic staff of universities.  An institutional e-mail address must be used during the application.
• Individual Quota: An author can receive funding support for a maximum of 5 articles per year.
• Country Quota: There is an annual national quota (a total of 1823 articles for 2026). Once an article is accepted by the journal, applications will be processed on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

Useful Links and Resources:

For detailed information on TÜBİTAK AE Article Support Criteria: TÜBİTAK Open Access Publication Support Criteria

List of AE Journals Funded by TÜBİTAK: List of  Funded OA Journals

Steps for authors regarding AE article publication (TR and ENG versions): 

TÜBITAK_WILEY_Author Workflow -TR

TÜBITAK_WILEY_Author Workflow -ENG

For the current list of Wiley journals accessible via EKUAL: EKUAL Journal List

Current documents that may be helpful regarding the Wiley agreement can be found on the EKUAL page under the heading “Wiley Online Library”.