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Free, unlimited publishing of Open Access articles (hereinafter “OA”) for corresponding authors from institutions that are members of the CzechELib consortium:

  • Brno University of Technology
  • Charles University
  • Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS
  • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS
  • Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS
  • Institute of Physics of the CAS
  • J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS
  • Masaryk University
  • Mendel University in Brno
  • Palacky University Olomouc
  • The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (only facility Dolní Břežany, CZ)
  • University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
  • University of Pardubice

Eligible journals: fully OA titles and hybrid titles

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

How does an author publish an Open Access article?

When submitting a manuscript, a corresponding author must use an institutional email address. Eligible domains are listed as part of the transformative agreement: fzu.cz; muni.cz; mendelu.cz; eli-beams.eu, eli-beams.cz, eli-laser.eu; cuni.cz; upol.cz; upce.cz; iic.cas.cz; jh-inst.cas.cz; imc.cas.cz; uochb.cas.cz; vscht.cz; vutbr.cz, vut.cz. The system should also correctly recognize subdomains.

The author will receive a link to the system where the article license can be selected in the email announcing the acceptance. The system should automatically recognize the author’s eligibility for free OA publishing. We recommend choosing a CC BY license.

Detailed Instructions from the Publisher:

RSC guide