apa2024jisc

Publisher

American Psychological Association
Agreement ID apa2024jisc
Agreement labeling APA OA Publishing Pilot 2024-26
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/9685/1/american-psychological-association-APA-OA-Element-2024-26.pdf
Agreement period 08/01/2024 – 07/31/2026
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 including the Hogrefe 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. We will attempt to combine the read and publish elements for the renewal agreement from 2026 onwards.
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:

  • Discount off list price APC
  • Zero embargo Green OA for all authors as per APA’s standard policy; authors whose funder (e.g., UKRI, Wellcome, cOAlition S) and/or institution (i.e., those with Rights Retention policies) requires it may attach a CC-BY license to the accepted manuscript
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 Amendments to the workflow from the previous agreement are currently being implemented and will be monitored by Jisc
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.
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