eme2022sanlic

Publisher

Emerald Publishing
Agreement ID eme2022sanlic
Agreement labeling Emerald Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution SANLiC
Country South Africa
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 180
Comments on size/article output The fixed OA entitlement per year might be exceeded
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development Cost based on previous year’s subscriptions with nominal increase per year to cover cost of APCs
FINANCIAL SHIFT

Transformative 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?

 APC vouchers are capped and can only be used in the titles to which a member subscribes
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? No
OA LICENSE CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed
CC-BY variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
ACCESS COSTS

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

 20%-50%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Agreement based on current member subscriptions with a set number of APC vouchers included per year. APCs can only be used in titles to which the member subscribes. The number of vouchers may be insufficient to cover all article output. Although Emerald offered 100% open access, it would have been too expensive for most members.
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