IEEE – Publishing conditions 2026

• Eligibility​
  • Responsible corresponding author affiliated to a b-on member institution with access to IEEE ¹​on article acceptance.
  • Eligible article types: 
    • Original research articles;
    • Review articles;
    • Letters in a letters publication (not a technical journal). ​
  • Article accepted for publication after January 1^st 2026 and before December 31^st 2026;
• Publication route
  • Hybrid journals: up to 10 articles in 2026 in journals from the title list of eligible journals;​
  • GOA Journals: not included in this agreement.

• How to benefit from OA conditions:​​
  • Submit the article;
  • Declare institutional affiliation;
  • On acceptance, IEEE notifies the author of eligibility for open access publication under the b-on agreement;
  • Follow the link to complete the author journey steps, selecting the option to publish OA under the b-on agreement;
  • b-on is notified of the author’s choice to publish Open Access and verifies the affiliation on the CCC Rights portal;

¹ Members that subscribe the all for all hospital package are not included;

Last update: 5/01/2026