| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
| Agreement ID | cam2019gac |
| Agreement labeling | Cambridge Journals |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2021 |
| Consortia / Institution | German Academic Consortium, 95 participants, administered by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
500 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | Only slight increase to include hybrid OA |
| 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?
|
Hybrid OA for small top-up fee on access fee |
| 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?
|
Entire hybrid output included for fixed fee |
| 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 preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Letters |
| 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 | Ongoing dialogue about workflow improvements |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |