Royal Society of Chemistry – publishing conditions 2026

• Eligibility​
  • Responsible corresponding author affiliated to a b-on member institution with access to RSC ¹​on article acceptance;
  • Eligible article types: no restrictions; ​
  • Article accepted for publication after January 1^st 2026 and before December 31^st 2026;​
• Publication route
  • Hybrid journals: up to 61 articles in 2026 in RSC’s hybrid journals;​
  • GOA Journals: not included in this agreement.

• How to benefit from OA conditions:​​
  1. Submit the article;
  2. Declare institutional affiliation;
  3. On acceptance, the publisher notifies the author of the eligibility for open access publication under the b-on agreement;
  4. Follow the OA workflow steps and chose the adequate publishing license to complete the publication process on the publisher’s platform².

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

² In cases where the eligibility cannot be approved, the authors have the choice to publish the article behind a paywall or in open access and covering the associated APC;

Last update: 5/01/2026