| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
| Agreement ID | cam2023czelib |
| Agreement labeling | CzechELib STANDARD LICENSE AGREEMENT |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://smlouvy.gov.cz/smlouva/23238361 |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025 |
| Consortia / Institution | CzechELib |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
50 |
| Comments on size/article output | Upgrade from publishing only in the subscribed collections to through the entire Full collection, since a forced upgrade to FULL collection was exercised for all members |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | Caused mainly by the expansion of the consortium. Individual institutional payment adjusted to their publication activity. |
| 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 |
| 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? |
There is no limit for the numbers of articles covered (unlimited) |
| 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 Research, case report, brief report, review or rapid communications format article |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
More than 50% |
| Comments on access costs | Share stated in the agreement, as well as on the invoice data (different VATs for Read and Publish parts) |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| Comments on workflows | Working smoothly. Retroactive OA publishing also possible (when the author first decline OA or is not recognised as an eligible author, the article can be reopened at a later time). |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | Too soon to comment |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |