cam2023coup

Publisher

Cambridge University Press
Agreement ID cam2023coup
Agreement labeling Read and publish agreement – Couperin, France
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://www.couperin.org/negociations/
accords-clauses-so/cambridge-university-press/
Agreement period 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025
Consortia / Institution Couperin
Country France
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 573
Comments on size/article output  Average number of articles published by French corresponding authors over the last 3 years (2019-2021)
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development  Pricing based on existing spend (e-value) and publishing output.
Existing members :
– increase (4%), decrease (-2%) or flat fee depending on the publishing output
Non existing members with £3000 minimum spent:
– Y1 : frozen price (2022 subscriptions) at the e-value
– The following years : increase, decrease or flat fee depending on the publishing output
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 number of articles published in open access is unlimited
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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Rapid communications, Brief reports, Case reports
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 Ok
Comments on workflows
 Each institution can choose between automatic and controlled validation of publication requests.
In case of automatic validation (recommended by the publisher), RightLinks, which manages the process, approves it on the basis of the GRID.
In case of validation by the institution, an e-mail is sent to the person indicated as the validator for each submission. The publisher recommends a maximum of two days for validation, to avoid delays in publication.
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