iop2022csal

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Agreement ID iop2022csal
Agreement labeling IOP Science Extra Read & Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://consortium.ch/wp_live/wp-content/
uploads/2022/02/IOP_Journals_agreement_2022-2024_redacted.pdf
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries
Country Switzerland
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

183
Comments on size/article output Mean value 2018-2020
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
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 partly converted to OA publishing fees
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?

No mechanism of risk sharing has been negotiated since the agreement allows uncapped publishing
OA COVERAGE

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

No
Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? Yes
OA LICENSE CC-BY mandatory
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
Review articles
Proceedings
Letters
Editorials
ACCESS COSTS

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

More than 50%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

No
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS We expect that the agreement will cover the majority of APC for all researchers affiliated to one of the participating institutions. There might be room for improvement in the workflow process where a lot depends on manual work and which might result in eligible articles being overlooked.
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