Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
Agreement ID | cam2022kesli |
Agreement labeling | KESLI-Cambridge University Press Read and Publish Agreement |
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
Agreement period | 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024 |
Consortia / Institution | KESLI |
Country | South Korea |
SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
10 |
Comments on size/article output | Unlimited |
COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Agreement costs within the range of the previous spending level |
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? |
Unlimited publishing entitled to the eligible corresponding authors & retroactive OA publishing option available |
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? | Fully OA titles are included selectively |
OA LICENSE | CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed |
ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Rapid communication, brief report, case report |
ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
5%-20% |
Comments | Approximate share of access related costs is expected to decrease as more open access articles are published under this transformative agreement |
ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
No |
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Partly (e.g. to core journals only) |
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This is the first OA TA for KESLI Consortium in South Korea. Participating institutions have mostly positive opinions, specifically unlimited open access publishing and retroactive OA publishing. They also agree open access transition is the future of scholarly communications. |
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