degruy2020crui

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Agreement ID degruy2020crui
Agreement labeling De Gruyter Online content – eJournal, selected Databases and eBooks
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? To be published
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution CRUI-CARE
Country Italy
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 140
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
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?

 OA publications included in the overall subscription fee
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?

 Eventual residual tokens can be used in the following year; eventual additional tokens can be purchased at a reduced rate
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 preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Case reports
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 Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS We consider this agreement sustainable with regards to costs and workflow
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