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Bentham Science Publishers is providing three-month trial access to its journals to EISZ member institutions, including ELTE, between April 1 and June 30. The publisher, which focuses on the fields of natural sciences, engineering and medicine, offers more than 130 journals indexed in international databases, which can be accessed from the ELTE network, via VPN or Shibboleth. During the trial period, Open Access publishing is also available to ELTE-affiliated authors, the conditions and technical details of which will be provided by the university library.

Springer Nature cordially invites all interested participants to its webinar on Thursday, 23 April 2026.

EBSCO is providing free access to the International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center database to ELTE citizens from April 1 to April 30, 2026. The collection contains comprehensive intelligence and security resources, including articles, reports, and books on the topics of terrorism, homeland security, and risk analysis.

Springer Nature is hosting a webinar titled „From Indexing to Impact” on 19 March 2026, to help researchers better understand research evaluation systems and the social impact of scientific work. The event will cover several important topics, from the importance of indexing to ethical issues and recent developments, and participation is required.

Emerald Publishing House provides free access to two of its collections to ELTE citizens with institutional (Shibboleth) login between March 1 and April 30, 2026. The list of open journals is available on the Library and Information Studies Collection and Emerald Education pages.

Gale Publishing is providing ELTE citizens with full access to the Gale Academic OneFile database, which can be accessed with an institutional (Shibboleth) login, until 1 May 2026. The collection contains more than 19,000 journal articles from many scientific fields, including biology, medicine, economics, environmental science, psychology, and literature. The database is accessible via a direct link and offers extensive research resources for ELTE students and faculty.

Wiley is hosting an English-language webinar for researchers, faculty and students from EISZ consortium member institutions, providing practical guidance on successful Open Access publishing. Participants will learn about the benefits of Open Access publishing, the opportunities provided by the Wiley Read & Publish agreement, and receive advanced tips from manuscript preparation to the review process. The event will conclude with a Q&A session, and participation is subject to prior registration.

The ELTE University Library and Archives held four online lectures on the most important principles of managing, sharing and archiving research data in February 2026. The events provided an overview of the research data management lifecycle, the FAIR guidelines and the grants available at ELTE to approximately thirty participants. The materials of the lectures are available in the ELTE Digital Institutional Knowledge Base, and the staff of the Education and Research Support Department will assist with further questions.

ELTE will participate in the Royal Society Open Access membership program for one year from 1st March 2026. Under the program, ELTE affiliated authors receive a 25% discount on the APC fee for open access publications in several selected journals of the Royal Society.

In 2026, ELTE will subscribe to a wide range of domestic and international databases under the EISZ program, including prestigious journal packages, scientific archives and dictionary services. Access will include databases from Akadémiai Kiadó, Cambridge University Press, Clarivate, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley and many other publishers. In addition, the university will provide access to Arcanum Newspapers with a separate subscription until 31 December 2026, and further information can be requested at eisz@lib.elte.hu.

Springer Nature's English-language webinar will demonstrate how Read & Publish agreements support sustainable Open Access publishing. Participants will receive an overview of eligibility requirements, the Springer Nature publishing process, and how to fully cover APC under the agreement. The program will conclude with a practical guide and expert Q&A session, and participation is subject to pre-registration.

The ELTE University Library and Archives is holding an online training on the management of research data and the preparation of a data management plan for NKFIH NKKP applications. Participants can learn about the concept, types, creation methods of research data, and the role of data repositories and other data storage support tools. Registration is possible for the lectures, which are available at multiple times and have the same content, and the connection link will be sent to applicants by e-mail.

Elsevier is offering trial access to its service called Scopus AI from June 10 to June 24, 2025. The service can be accessed from the Scopus homepage, by connecting to the ELTE internet network, or outside the university using a VPN service.

The American Chemical Society is providing trial access to the CAS BioFinder Discovery Platform until June 13, 2025, to support life sciences research. The platform is available to existing CAS SciFinder users and uses artificial intelligence to explore bioactivity relationships. BioFinder integrates the latest literature, bioactivity data, and 3D protein models to accelerate drug discovery.

At the invitation of the Economic Sciences Workshop of the ELTE Márton Áron Dormitory for Advanced Studies, on May 22, 2025, Tibor Faragó-Szilvási and Tibor Móring, staff members of the Education and Research Support Department of the ELTE University Library and Archives, gave an online lecture entitled „Research Support with Modern Tools: Scientific Databases, Research Data, Reference Management”.

Clarivate is offering trial access to the Web of Science Research Assistant for subscribers in Hungary as part of the „Clarivate AI Month”. The trial period provides an opportunity for researchers at institutions to get acquainted with this new, AI-based research support tool.

The MTMT Repository Accreditation Committee has issued a certificate for the journal „Translation Studies”, which was launched by the Department of Translation and Interpreting Training at ELTE BTK in 1999. The journal aims to create a Hungarian-language, internationally significant professional forum in the field of translation studies, and has played a significant role in Hungarian translation studies over the past 25 years. Currently, 27 journals have such a certificate, 7 of which are affiliated with the ELTE Faculty of Humanities.

How to successfully publish with Wiley? Wiley is organizing a webinar on publishing support specifically for researchers, teachers and students of the institutions participating in the Hungarian consortium. The online webinar, the aim of which is, among other things, to support open access publishing, will take place on May 8, 2025 (Thursday), 10:00 – 11:00 AM (CEST).

The ELTE University Library and Archives held four online lectures on the management, sharing and archiving of research data in the spring of 2025, which were attended by approximately seventy people. The lectures covered the life cycle of research data, the FAIR guidelines, and the grants and services available at ELTE. The materials of the lectures are available in the ELTE Digital Institutional Knowledge Archive (EDIT).

Sage Publishing provides trial access to the Sage Journals and Sage Research Methods databases until May 31, 2025. The databases can be accessed by connecting to the ELTE internet network, and outside the university using a VPN service.