| Publisher |
Oxford University Press |
| Agreement ID | oxf2021ie |
| Agreement labeling | OUP-IReL transitional agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://irel.ie/open-access/oxford-university-press/ |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023 |
| Consortia / Institution | IReL |
| Country | Ireland |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
113 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | Previous IReL agreements had been for an older fixed list of the OUP journal collection. Most of additional cost was from the move to the full collection required for a R&P agreement. |
| 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? |
No risk sharing. From the agreement: “Any amount of the OA Article Allowance remaining in the OA Account at the end of the Subscription Period will not rollover and will be forfeited.” |
| 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 variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| 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 |