| Publisher |
American Psychological Association |
| Agreement ID | apa2022jisc |
| Agreement labeling | APA OA Publishing Pilot 2022-23 |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/ 8841/1/APA_OA_addendum_2022.pdf |
| Agreement period | 08/01/2022 – 07/31/2023 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
175 |
| Comments on size/article output | This is a capped consortium pilot agreement for APA’s PsycArticles portfolio (excluding Hogefe collection of journals) |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | The cost increase is to cover the APA OA workflow setup |
| 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? |
The read element will remain separate for the pilot, to assess the level of publishing output for UK institutions. The read and publish elements will be combined for the renewal agreement from 2023-24. |
| 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? |
Should the cap be exceeded; participating institutions will have the following two options:
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| 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 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% |
| 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 | The practical implementation of the agreement will be assessed by Jisc throughout its term |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This agreement transitions 100% of UK research publishing output towards open access, for an acceptable increase. The efficiency of the agreement will be reviewed by Jisc throughout its term. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |