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Free, limited number of Open Access articles (tokens) in hybrid titles for corresponding authors from institutions that are members of the CzechELib consortium:

  • Masaryk University
  • Mendel University in Brno
  • National Library of Technology
  • Palacky University Olomouc
  • Tomas Bata University in Zlín
  • University of Hradec Králové
  • University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

The All Inclusive version allows for the free publication of an unlimited number of Open Access articles (tokens) for corresponding authors from:

  • Institute of Philosophy of the ASCR

Eligible journals:

  • Hybrid - limited amount of tokens per institution
  • All Inclusive version (only for the Institute of Philosophy of the ASCR)

Additional discount:

  • 20% discount on APC for other articles in hybrid and Gold OA (discount applicable after tokens have been used up)

Publication types: research papers, review

Contract duration: 1. 1. 2026 – 31. 12. 2028

How does an author publish an Open Access article?

The process is set up as a “touch-free” workflow, meaning the author is not actively involved in the authorization process.
Eligible articles are approved by the institution via NTK.

Step 1:
When submitting a manuscript, the author agrees to a copyright transfer agreement (CTA) in the event that their article is published in OA mode under a CC BY license, provided that funding is available through a Read & Publish (R&P) agreement and OA publication is possible at no additional cost. Agreement to the CTA may occur at various stages of the manuscript submission and peer review process.

Step 2:
The RightsLink system identifies the article as eligible for funding within the R&P agreement in the next steps of the process.

Step 3:
The institution is informed about the article by NTK, the OA administrator for De Gruyter.

Step 4:
The institution may choose to accept or decline funding the APC within their agreement with De Gruyter.

Step 5:
a) If the article is approved, the author receives a notification that their article will be published OA.
b) If the article is not supported, the author is informed of the option to publish OA by paying the relevant costs. If the author does not want their article to be published open access, they may opt out at this point by sending an email to oafunding@degruyter.com