In celebration of International Open Access Week 2025 (October 20–26), The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is proud to reaffirm our longstanding commitment to open science and equitable access to knowledge. This year’s theme, “Who Owns Knowledge?”, invites the global research community to reflect on how scholarly information is shared, who can access it, and how collective progress depends on removing barriers to discovery.

In honor of Open Access Week, ECS will remove the paywall for all ECS subscription-based content across our journal portfolio for the open access week period. From October 20 through October 26, every reader, regardless of institutional affiliation or funding, will have free access to our full library of peer-reviewed research.

This initiative underscores our commitment to advancing science for the benefit of humanity, the mission that has guided ECS since 1902. Open science accelerates innovation, promotes collaboration across borders and disciplines, and ensures that every researcher, educator, and student can contribute to solving the world’s most pressing challenges from sustainable energy to clean water and beyond. (more…)

ECS paywall is down October 21-27, 2024

In celebration of International Open Access Week, The Electrochemical Society (ECS) is pleased to announce that from October 21-27, 2024, we will remove the paywall from all our subscription content. This special initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to making the latest advances in electrochemical and solid state science accessible to researchers, educators, and professionals around the world.

Open Access Week 2024

International Open Access Week is a global event that promotes unrestricted access to research and scholarly work, fostering a more equitable system of knowledge sharing. This year’s theme, “Community Over Commercialization,” emphasizes the importance of prioritizing open access initiatives that serve the broader scientific community and contribute to the collective progress of knowledge. At ECS, we believe that providing free access to our peer-reviewed journals during this week aligns perfectly with this mission.

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From October 23-29, 2023, The Electrochemical Society (ECS) removes the paywall to the ECS Digital Library, providing world-wide access to all its published content.

As stewards of scientific advancement and one of the world’s oldest technical societies, ECS continues to encourage research, discussion, critical assessment, and dissemination of knowledge in the fields of electrochemistry, solid state science and technology, and allied subjects. By delivering unrestricted availability of science through open access, ECS can better realize its vision to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation and lead the community as the advocate, guardian, and facilitator of our technical domain.

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Access is free and open to all from October 24-30

The paywall to the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience is down while ECS participates in its seventh International Open Access Week. Over 171,000 journal and magazine articles and meeting abstracts are free and accessible to everyone through October 30.

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Monday, April 5 – Sunday, April 11

When the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience paywall comes down on April 5, it’s your opportunity to access over 160,000 scientific journal and magazine articles and meeting abstracts at no cost. Free the Science Week 2021 is the fifth year that the Society puts into action its long-term vision of providing access to all in order to accelerate the advancement of scientific research. (more…)

Monday, April 5 – Sunday, April 11

On April 5—when the ECS paywall comes down—more than 160,000 scientific journal and magazine articles and meeting abstracts become available at no charge. Free the Science Week 2021 reaffirms the Society’s long-term vision for open access: research that is openly available to anyone, anywhere in the world. Tag articles of interest now, to access them quickly when the paywall comes down!

Fifth annual Free the Science Week

ECS is celebrating its fifth annual Free the Science Week from April 5-11, 2021. For the duration of the week, the ECS Digital Library, hosted on IOPscience, is freely accessible to everyone. The Library includes the Society’s entire collection of published research including the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, the oldest peer-reviewed journal in its field. (more…)

ECS is set to participate in its sixth International Open Access Week, an annual event organized by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. From October 19-26, ECS takes down the paywall to the entire ECS Digital Library on IOPscience, making over 160,000 scientific articles and abstracts free and accessible to everyone.

This year’s theme, “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion,” supports ECS’s long-term vision to Free the Science by providing access to all in order to further advance research. ECS publications showcase research that directly addresses the sustainability of the planet. Electrochemistry and solid state science continue to hold the keys to innovation in renewable energy, biomedical applications, water and sanitation, communications, transportation, technology, infrastructure, and beyond.

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ECS is set to participate in its fifth International Open Access Week, an annual event organized by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. From October 21-27, ECS will take down the paywall to the entire ECS Digital Library, making over 151,000 scientific articles and abstracts free and accessible to everyone. (more…)