| Publisher |
Thieme |
| Agreement ID | thie2024kb |
| Agreement labeling | Thieme Journals Read and Publish 2024 |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | Yes |
| https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/9815/1/ Thieme%20Read%20and%20Publish%202024.pdf |
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| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
10 |
| Comments on size/article output | Unlimited output |
| 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? |
Unlimited OA. Requires author to opt-in to OA publishing. |
| OA COVERAGE
Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement? |
No |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY mandatory |
| 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% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
No |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Deficient |
| Comments on workflows | Some improvement made, more improvement required |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | The OA rate of the total eligible output was 45% in 2021-22 and decreased in 2022 compared to 2021. Further workflow improvement would help improving the OA output under this agreement. |
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