| Publisher |
Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Agreement ID | rsc2025crkn |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/sites/default/files/ 2025-01/CRKN-RSC_2025-2027_License% 20Agreement_2024-12-09_final_red1.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Canadian Research Knowledge Network |
| Country | Canada |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
500 |
| 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 | No distinction made between publishing costs and reading costs |
| 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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less) |
| 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 preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
N/A – no distinction made between access costs and publishing costs |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |