| Publisher |
BMJ Publishing |
| Agreement ID | bmj2024crui |
| Agreement labeling | BMJ Read & Publish |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | To be published |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2024 |
| Consortia / Institution | CRUI-CARE |
| Country | Italy |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
60 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
More than 50% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| Comments on workflows | The agreement was signed in the second year of term, so most of the articles will be treated in a retro-conversion process |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | It’s a two year pilot involving 24 Institutions: GOLD OA covered only during 2024. Costs are sustainable, the fully gold fund is based on the previous years expenditure trends. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |