sage2020bibsam

Publisher

Sage
Agreement ID sage2020bibsam
Agreement labeling SAGE Read & Publish
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes

 
URL https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kb:publ-712
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution Bibsam Consortium
Country Sweden
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 540
Comments on size/article output 540 publications in hybrid journals; 90 publications in Gold OA journals
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost increase
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?

 Subscription and publishing fee is not defined, unlimited hybrid publishing is included in the total fee
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?

 Unlimited publishing in hybrid journals included
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. A few titles are Subscription-only.
Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? Yes
OA LICENSE CC-BY mandatory
CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Brief communications, short reports and case reports
ACCESS COSTS

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

 5%-20%
Comments on access costs Subscription and publishing fee is not defined, unlimited hybrid publishing is included in the total fee
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
Comments on workflows SAGE has launched a new system called SOAP in the beginning of 2020, initially handling hybrid articles. Gold articles will also go through this workflow later in 2020.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS
 It is not required that librarians verify articles to be eligible, but participating organizations can chose to do so if they want to.

Gold APCs are discounted 20%.
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