sn2025bibsam

Publisher

Springer Nature
Agreement ID sn2025bibsam
Agreement labeling Springer Nature License
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://urn.kb.se/resolve?
urn=urn:nbn:se:kb:publ-752
Agreement period 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2028
Consortia / Institution Bibsam Consortium
Country Sweden
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 3500
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 Costs in line with previous expenditure levels for hybrid and fully open access journals under the previous publishing agreement(s)
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)
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?

 Article base to be recalculated each year based on prior year’s publication output. Publication corridor ±5%. Refund if output falls below; post-pay at start of following year if above. Agreed ‘Publishing as a Service’ fees apply (no list-price APCs).
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, with exceptions for specific journals (20+) offering only CC BY-NC
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Brief Communication
Continuing Education
ACCESS COSTS

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

 1%-5%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows As the publisher reliably identifies eligible authors/articles and OA publishing is mandatory for affiliated authors, the opt-out rate is effectively zero
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