| Publisher |
American Chemical Society |
| Agreement ID | acs2023czelib |
| Agreement labeling | CzechELib STANDARD LICENSE AGREEMENT |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://smlouvy.gov.cz/smlouva/23653321 |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025 |
| Consortia / Institution | CzechELib |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
220 |
| Comments on size/article output | Due to a sponsorship from the IOCB Prague the previously agreed number of APCs (around 190) was replaced by unlimited publications |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | APC offset from the previous subscription and APC spent |
| 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? |
Unlimited OA publishing in 2023-2025 |
| 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 Article types not listed explicitly |
| 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 |
| Comments on workflows | APC deposit RightsLink account |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |