| Publisher |
The Royal Society |
| Agreement ID | trs2021mpdl |
| Agreement labeling | Publish and Read Pilot Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023 |
| Consortia / Institution | Max Planck Digital Library |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
45 |
| 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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less) |
| 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? |
Risks are shared equally as costs are directly related to the number of OA publications |
| 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 mandatory |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Letters |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
1%-5% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |