acs2020unit

Publisher

American Chemical Society
Agreement ID acs2020unit
Agreement labeling Consortia Offset Benefit Program (COBP)
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution Unit
Country Norway
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 125
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?

 

 Previous subscription cost continues, but includes a defined number of OA publishing
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 preference, exceptions allowed
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 The agreement cost is based on the previous subscription cost, but now also includes 100% OA publishing
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 Transformation to cost reflecting publishing cost will be important in the next period of the agreement.
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