| Publisher |
IEEE |
| Agreement ID | ieee2026finelib |
| Agreement labeling | IEEE Publish and Read 2026-2027 |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://extra.kansalliskirjasto.fi/ finelib_julkinen/IEL/ FinELib_IEEE_IEL_2026-2027_redacted.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2026 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | FinELib consortium |
| Country | Finland |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
370 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| 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?
|
Both parties have the right to cancel agreement if output is much higher/lower than anticipated |
| 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 |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| Comments on access costs | Difficult to evaluate as subscription fee covers also other content than just journals (namely conference proceedings and standards) |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok Deficient |
| Comments on workflows | Has improved, still some issues |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |
