biosci2023jisc

Publisher

Bioscientifica Limited

Agreement ID biosci2023jisc
Agreement labeling Bioscientifica Journals Read and Publish Transitional Agreement 2023-2024
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/9011/1/
Bioscientifica_Licence_2023-24.pdf
Agreement period 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

35
Comments on size/article output Average article output 2020-2021
COSTS

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

Agreement costs within the range of the previous spending level
Comments on cost development Read fees decrease if publish fees increase
FINANCIAL SHIFT

Transfomative 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?

OA publishing is unlimited for all article types
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? 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
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The agreement covers the publisher’s 5 hybrid titles with unlimited open access publishing for corresponding authors. The fee is fixed for 2 years regardless of output.
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