trs2022csic

Publisher

The Royal Society
Agreement ID trs2022csic
Agreement labeling Read and Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL http://bibliotecas.csic.es/sites/default/files/
OK-Royal%20Society%20Publishing%
20-%20Read%20and%20Publish%20
agreement%20CSIC%202022.pdf
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution CSIC Spanish National Research Council
Country Spain
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 22
Comments on size/article output An unlimited number of articles can be published under the agreement
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development The reading is extended to the complete collection and to the entire institution. As part of the calculation, APCs paid in 2019 and 2020 are included.
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
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
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?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS It’s a one-year pilot deal. It will be reviewed in the next one, depending on the number of articles published.
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