| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| Publisher | Microbiology Society |
| Agreement ID | microbio2026uva |
| Agreement labeling | Package Read & Publish |
| Is the agreement document publicly available? | No |
| Agreement period | 1/1/2026 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | University of Amsterdam |
| Country | Netherlands |
| PUBLISHING-RELATED TERMS | |
| Publication output
What is the approximate number of annual corresponding author publications from your institution/consortium with the publisher (in closed, hybrid and fully OA journals)? |
2 |
| Is the agreement’s provision for OA publishing capped (e.g., limited to a specific number of articles per year) or uncapped? | Uncapped |
| Are APC-based full open access journals covered by the agreement? | Yes, alongside hybrid titles |
| Article types
Eligible article types |
Original research articles, Review articles, Proceedings |
| Risk sharing
What risk-sharing mechanisms exist in cases of exceeding or not reaching the anticipated number of OA publications under the agreement? |
No risk-sharing mechanism |
| OA WORKFLOW | |
| Author workflow and verification
The date for articles’ eligibility is based on: |
Acceptance date |
| How do consortia or institutions verify author eligibility and approve OA funding? | No process in place (publications are deemed automatically verified/approved) |
| Does the agreement include mechanisms to correct mistakenly approved, missed, or not approved publications (e.g., retrospective OA conversion of closed articles or refunding paid APCs)? | Yes |
| Does the publisher’s reporting on publications satisfy the needs of your institution (frequency, metadata fields, data quality, etc.)? | Yes |
| PUBLISHING LICENSES | |
| Author’s licenses
Open access license types included |
CC BY mandatory |
Request contact to the licensee: contact@esac-initiative.org
