rsc2017kemoe

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Agreement ID rsc2017kemoe
Agreement labeling Read & Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2018
Consortia / Institution KEMOE
Country Austria
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

90
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?

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?

The risk is not equally shared, it’s on the institutional side
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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
Review articles
Letters
Editorials
ACCESS COSTS

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

More than 50%
Comments on access costs Reading Fee is calculated annually on a global basis
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
  • We would like to see the inclusion of the total publishing portfolio
  • We would like to see the inclusion of the Austrian Science Fund as a member of the consortium
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