| Publisher |
Trans Tech Publications |
| Agreement ID | ttp2024tib |
| Agreement labeling | Scientific.Net Read & Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | Agreement |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | TIB Consortium |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
20 |
| Comments on size/article output | Based on avg. article output from 2020-23 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | There is a moderate increase to the yearly fee (compared to the subscription spend in 2023) for an unlimited number of open access articles |
| 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? |
No mechanisms for risk sharing have been agreed due to the agreement covering an unlimited amount of articles |
| 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 Review articles Proceedings |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
More than 50% |
| Comments on access costs | See comment on cost development |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | The agreement entails many of the regulations that German institutions require from transformative agreements, include a fair, transparent and stable pricing model, CC BY as the default license, and a lean author workflow. It remains to be seen whether the moderate increase in yearly fee (to allow for publishing) is justified by the article output in the consortium and whether the publisher is committed to move its journal portfolio to OA. |
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