compbio2023vanderbilt

Publisher

Company of Biologists
Agreement ID compbio2023vanderbilt
Agreement labeling Company of Biologists Read & Publish
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025
Consortia / Institution Vanderbilt University
Country United States
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 10
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?

 No risk is anticipated due to the specifics of the agreement
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
ACCESS COSTS

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

 The share is not specified in the contract
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows Seamless through RightsLink
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Assuming authors continue publishing in CoB journals, the agreement is sustainable and cost-effective while also transitioning paywalled articles to open access
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