| Publisher |
Elsevier |
| Agreement ID | els2025nerl |
| Agreement labeling | Transformative Agreement and Read Terms |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | NorthEast Research Libraries |
| Country | United States |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
5000 |
| 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? |
Corresponding authors have a maximum annual number of articles eligible for publication under the terms of the agreement. Articles that exceed this number annually are subject to APC charges. Unused articles expire annually. |
| 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? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Proceedings Letters Editorials |
| 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 |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | The agreement provides a centralized mechanism for institutional support of open access publishing, shifting the financial costs from individual authors |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |