acm2022sikt

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery
Agreement ID acm2022sikt
Agreement labeling ACM Read and Publish agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Sikt (previously Unit)
Country Norway
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 92
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?

 Agreement allows for unlimited number of open access articles for no extra costs
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 preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Proceedings
ACCESS COSTS

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

 1%-5%
Comments on access costs Breakdown of access and publishing costs not specified
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 Publisher has stated a commitment to transition hybrid journals to open access. Costs in the current agreement are based on historical reading costs, and this would have to be adjusted in the next agreement.
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