asme2024vanderbilt

Publisher

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Agreement ID asme2024vanderbilt
Agreement labeling American Society of Mechanical Engineers Read to Publish
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Vanderbilt University
Country United States
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 9
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development Included upgrade to larger package and greater journal access
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 anticipated risk due to the terms 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
Review articles
Proceedings
Case Study, Short Paper, Survey Article
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 Publisher is working on a self-service reporting mechanism option
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Assuming authors continue publishing in ASME journals, the agreement is sustainable and cost-effective while also transitioning paywalled articles to open access
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