cam2020unit

Publisher

Cambridge University Press
Agreement ID cam2020unit
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution Unit
Country Norway
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 100
Comments on size/article output Agreement now includes unlimited publishing
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
Comments on cost development 5% yearly price increase. This includes unlimited publishing and yearly upgrade of package
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?

 Agreement includes unlimited publishing
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? Yes
OA LICENSE CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed
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 on access costs 75% access/25% publishing in 2020 and gradually changed to 38%/62% in 2022
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 covers unlimited publishing and read access to the full journal journal package. The access related costs are reduced to 32% and the publishing cost is 68% of the total cost in 2022. However, the transition to only paying for the publishing part will be an important element in the next period.
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