bsp2024sanlic

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers
Agreement ID bsp2024sanlic
Agreement labeling Bentham Science Collection of Journals Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026
Consortia / Institution SANLiC
Country South Africa
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 120
Comments on size/article output Average output 2020-2023
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
Comments on cost development Authors will be able to publish articles OA in all hybrid and gold open access journals without expenditure beyond previous subscription-only agreements with Bentham
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 allowance is capped. A discount of 50% will be applied to any articles beyond the allocated tokens.
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
ACCESS COSTS

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

 More than 50%
Comments on access costs It varies on depending on the spend
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Partly (e.g. to core journals only)
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Too early to assess
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