Publisher |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
Agreement ID | asme2024vanderbilt |
Agreement labeling | American Society of Mechanical Engineers Read to Publish |
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024 |
Consortia / Institution | Vanderbilt University |
Country | United States |
SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
9 |
COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
Comments on cost development | Included upgrade to larger package and greater journal access |
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? |
No anticipated risk due to the terms of the agreement |
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 mandatory |
ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Proceedings Case Study, Short Paper, Survey Article |
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 | Publisher is working on a self-service reporting mechanism option |
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | Assuming authors continue publishing in ASME journals, the agreement is sustainable and cost-effective while also transitioning paywalled articles to open access |
Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |