| Publisher |
American Chemical Society |
| Agreement ID | acs2024aalto |
| Agreement labeling | ACS Read & Publish Program Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Aalto University |
| Country | Finland |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
50 |
| Comments on size/article output | Article Token is adjusted annually |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | The discontinuation of the Consortia Offset Benefit Program (FineLib) entails a significant cost increase for the institution |
| 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? |
Agreement is a complement to the Online Products Institutional Access Agreement |
| 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?
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Tokens may be used solely for articles accepted within the Read + Publish Agreement term for which they were issued. Unused Tokens are not refunded. Once the number of Tokens granted has been used, Grantee may purchase additional Tokens at its discretion. |
| 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 All peer reviewed journal 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 | Ok |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |