compbio2021uio

Publisher

The Company of Biologists

Agreement ID compbio2021uio
Agreement labeling The Company of Biologists Read & Publish agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution University of Oslo (UiO) incl. Oslo University Hospital
Country Norway
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

4
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 No price increase going into or during the agreement
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?

Fixed price R&P deal
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?

Unlimited Open Access publishing within the agreement
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
Review articles
ACCESS COSTS

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

More than 50%
Comments on access costs Publishing costs vs access costs are not explicitly defined in the agreement
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows CCC RightsLink
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The publication output from UiO is low in this agreement, However, it is important to UiO to secure publishing with smaller publishers and to keep a diversity in publication channels.
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