Altay celebrates open-access publication achievement with Elsevier
Bilge Altay, assistant professor in the Department of Print and Graphic Media Science, published “The effect of green biobased binder on structural, mechanical, liquid absorption and wetting properties of coated papers” with Elsevier, the academic publishing company, in 2021. The article was linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and Elsevier is celebrating the article as part of International Open Access Week 2022.
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