tf2023hkbu

Publisher

Taylor & Francis
Agreement ID tf2023hkbu
Agreement labeling Institutional License Open Access Read & Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025
Consortia / Institution Hong Kong Baptist University
Country Hong Kong
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 52
Comments on size/article output The average article outputs of past 3 years
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development In the traditional subscription model, perpetual access is included. Under this TA agreement, additional cost is needed to retain the perpetual access.
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 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 number of APC tokens is lower than the expected output. A certain percentage of unused quota can be brought forward to next year.
OA COVERAGE

Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement?

 No
Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? No
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?

 More than 50%
Comments on access costs It is a Read and Publish Agreement. Each year T&F will split the cost and the Publish portion will grow over a year.
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS No
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS HKBU does not subscribe to all T&F journals but APC in this agreement covers both subscribed and non-subscribed hybrid journals. APC cannot be used in Gold OA journals and this is a drawback of this TA.
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