iwa2019delft

Publisher

International Water Association (IWA Publishing)
Agreement ID iwa2019delft
Agreement labeling –
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL Agreement
Agreement period 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2021
Consortia / Institution TU Delft and Wageningen University
Country Netherlands
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 25
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Agreement costs within the range of the previous spending level
Comments on cost development Budget-neutral agreement
FINANCIAL SHIFT

Transfomative agreements vary by their transformative mechanisms, meaning the way in which financing is shifted from the subscription side to open access publishing. What are the characteristics of this agreement to this regard?

 Subscriptions fully converted to oa publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less)
RISK SHARING

How do entitlements for open access publishing correlate to the anticipated article output? Which mechanisms for risk sharing have been agreed in cases of exceeding or not reaching the number of oa publishing entitlements?

 In 2019, the Deal Rate shall be calculated by adding one (1) per cent to the Baseline Revenue.

In 2020 and subsequent years, the Deal Rate shall increase or decrease in proportion with the Change in Article Output for that year. The sum paid by the Institutions to the Publisher in any year shall not rise compared to the previous year by more than five (5) per cent or fall by more than five (5) per cent, regardless of whether the Change in Article Output exceeds these amounts
OA COVERAGE

Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for oa publishing under the agreement?

 Yes
Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? Yes
OA LICENSE CC-BY mandatory
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Letters
Editorials
ACCESS COSTS

What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement?

 0%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows
 The Publisher agrees to begin informing relevant corresponding authors submitting papers after 1 October 2018 of their eligibility for a fee waiver in the event that their paper is published online. Any qualifying papers submitted between 1 October 2018 and 1 January 2019 will automatically be published Open Access
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS

 

 https://www.wur.nl/nl/nieuws/WUR-and-TU-Delft-sign-Open-Access-agreement-with-IWA-Publishing.htm
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