compbio2020jisc

Publisher

Company of Biologists
Agreement ID compbio2020jisc
Agreement labeling Company of Biologists ‘Read and Publish’ pilot agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes

 
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8076/1/Jisc%20Collections%
20COB%20Journals%20agreement%20for%20website.docx
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2021
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 60
Comments on size/article output 2018 output
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

Transfomative 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?

 Open access published output is unlimited and expected to increase as previously paywalled articles are converted to oa. The fee is fixed for 2 years regardless of output.
OA COVERAGE

Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for oa publishing under the agreement?

 No
Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? No
OA LICENSE CC-BY mandatory
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
ACCESS COSTS

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

 More than 50%
Comments Based on historic subscription spend for the pilot
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

  

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS

 

 The agreement allows unlimited access to and open access publishing of research articles in the society’s hybrid title. The price is based on current spend and fixed for the duration of the 2 year pilot, regardless of output. The pricing mechanism will need to be adjusted after the pilot phase to take into account published output.
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