| Publisher |
BMJ Publishing |
| Agreement ID | bmj2024utu |
| Agreement labeling | BMJ Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 |
| Consortia / Institution | University of Turku, including Turku University Hospital |
| Country | Finland |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
5 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| 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? |
OA publishing is 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? |
No |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | Nearly all of the journals included in the agreement are transformative but share of publishing related costs of the overall agreement should increase in the future. Publishing in Full OA journals should be included with a more affordable price. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |