tf2021jisc

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Agreement ID tf2021jisc
Agreement labeling Taylor & Francis Read and Publish agreement 2021-23
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8363/1/
Informa_UK_Ltd_TF_Read_and_Publish_ESAC.docx
Agreement period 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

5800
Comments on size/article output The article allocation in Year 1 (2021) covers 100% of publishing output from 2019
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
Comments on cost development The agreement is costed using subscription spend only, with no publishing spend factored in. It is based on a 0% fee increase on the previous year’s (2020) subscription spend.
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?

A 20% discount is available for APCs accepted after the cap is reached
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 preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
ACCESS COSTS

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

More than 50%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Partly (e.g. to core journals only)
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows T&F have an internally-developed Dashboard, which over a third of existing subscribers are already using
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This agreement transitions a highly significant proportion of UK publishing output towards Open Access, and keeps that output within the boundaries of Read spend only.
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