asme2022justice

Publisher

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Agreement ID asme2022justice
Agreement labeling Read and Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources (JUSTICE)
Country Japan
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 5
Comments on size/article output This figure is an estimate of the number of OA articles to be published from the contracted universities
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost increase
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?

 The amount of publishing is unlimited – there are no additional charges for publishing articles (APC) above the fixed amount
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
Proceedings
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 No
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS

 

 JUSTICE is an opt-in consortium and a party to a contract with ASME is each university.
Note: The impact and continuity will depend on the situation at each university.
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