| Publisher |
BMJ Publishing Group Limited |
| Agreement ID | bmj2021jisc |
| Agreement labeling | BMJ Publish and Read 2021 Pilot Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.jisc.ac.uk/content/ open-access/our-role#collections |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2021 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
180 |
| Comments on size/article output | Publishing fund pot is based on the current subscribing consortia’s 2018/19 average funded output |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost decrease |
| Comments on cost development | 75% of total consortium fee invested into the publishing fund |
| 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 |
| 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? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY mandatory |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| Comments on access costs | Perm read fee (25%) |
| 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 | Transitions all funded UKHEI output (current participating consortium) to OA, based on 2018/19 average output, to within the publishing fund cap. Agreement meets funder mandates for 2021. This is a pilot agreement for 2021, will a view to review terms for 2022. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |