acs2023tib

Publisher

American Chemical Society
Agreement ID acs2023tib
Agreement labeling ACS Read and Publish
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025
Consortia / Institution TIB Consortium
Country Germany
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 120
Comments on size/article output The consortium consists of only 8 members (universities from Lower Saxony)
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development Spending on Open Access publications in the previous year was added
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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less)
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?

 

 The publisher bears the risk if the volume of publications increases
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
ACCESS COSTS

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

 0%
Comments on access costs Access costs can not be specified. There is no allocation of the total fee.
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
Comments on workflows The workflow runs through Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The waiving of an article quota is seen as very positive and forward-looking. This also applies to the combination of publications in fully Open Access journals and hybrid journals. However, it is possible that the good conditions only show that the subscription expenses were too high in the past.
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