els2020vsnu

Publisher

Elsevier
Agreement ID els2020vsnu
Agreement labeling Open Science Platform Products and Services Agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes

 
URL https://www.openaccess.nl/sites/www.openaccess.nl/
files/documenten/countersigned_ukb_elsevier_sd_2020-2024_agreement_geredigeerd.pdf
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution VSNU/NWO
Country Netherlands
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 6000
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?

 Costs are based on historical spending for read and publish, including APC costs previously out-of-contract
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?

 There is no minimum or maximum amount of articles. Strong governance structure guiding towards 100% open access.
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 preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Proceedings
Letters
Editorials
ACCESS COSTS

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

 0%
Comments Not specified. Read & Publishing costs are not distinguished.
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

  

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS No
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The agreement will contribute significantly to the Netherlands’ ambition to reach 100% open access. The agreement includes a KPI of 95% article output under the publish agreement, commitment to add new OA titles to the deal, a workflow including the possibility to retrospectively change license status from subscription license to OA and a governance model to monitor progress during the contract period.
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