els2024coup

Publisher

Elsevier

Agreement ID els2024coup
Agreement labeling Global reading and publishing agreement – Couperin, France
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://www.couperin.org/negociations/accords-specifiques-so/elsevier/

https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/agreements/france-couperin-consortium

Agreement period 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2027
Consortia / Institution Couperin
Country France
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

11000
Comments on size/article output  Publication rights at no additional cost amount to more than 11000 articles per year, calculated to cover all French publications
COSTS

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

Cost increase
Comments on cost development No increase in the subscription price in 2024 and an increase limited to 1% in subsequent years
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?

OA entitlements calibrated to cover 100% of the total production

For non-eligible journals, including The Lancet and Cell Press journals, or in case of exceeding, immediate open access publication becomes payable but optionally; the rate benefits from a 10% discount in this case

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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
Review articles
Case reports, Data in Briefs, Full-length articles, Micro-articles, Original software publication, Practice guidelines, Protocols, Review articles, Replication studies, Short communications, Short surveys, Video articles
ACCESS COSTS

What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement?

0%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This agreement potentially enables the immediate open access publication of 27% of French scientific production
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