sn2022bibsam

Publisher

Springer Nature
Agreement ID sn2022bibsam
Agreement labeling Springer Compact; Fully Open Access Publishing
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kb:publ-683
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Bibsam Consortium
Country Sweden
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 3200
Comments on size/article output About 1550 hybrid articles (Compact) and about 1650 gold OA articles (Fully OA Publishing)
COSTS

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

 Cost decrease
Comments on cost development Cost decrease compared to previous Springer Compact 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 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?

 Publication corridor +/-5%: if participating institutions publish more than 5% below the article base, the publisher will refund the consortium the difference between the minimum threshold and articles published (multiplied by the agreed APC rates). If the participating institutions publish more than 5% above the article base, participating institutions may choose to pay the standard list price APC for the respective journal.
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, but exceptions allowed for the specific journals (20+) that only offer CC-BY-NC
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Brief Communication
Continuing Education
ACCESS COSTS

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

 5%-20%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows Since the publisher’s identification of eligible authors/articles works very well and OA publishing is mandatory for affiliated authors, the opt out-rate is in principle zero
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The third Compact agreement now includes all Springer Nature hybrid journals and an article base better dimensioned to match the expected publication output. Compared to the previous Compact agreement and single subscriptions to journals that were not previously included, the new agreement means both cost savings and better control over expenditure for publishing. Together with the second fully OA publishing agreement (included in the same license), most Swedish research articles are now published open access with Springer Nature.
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