cam2024xmu

Publisher

Cambridge University Press
Agreement ID cam2024xmu
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Xiamen University Libraries
Country China
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 10
Comments on size/article output Small
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development Additional 5% increase comparing with tradition subscription price
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 risk lies in the library using regular subscription funds for publishing transformation, but this effort has not gained recognition from researchers and support from the universities
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
CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed
CC-BY variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review 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 Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
Comments on workflows There is a need to strengthen promotion and advocacy
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS It currently appears to be affordable and sustainable, but there is a hope that the proportion of publishing fees will gradually increase in the next agreement period. Librarians need to further promote and advocate for the open-access publishing model to researchers. They should collaborate with publishers to jointly maintain and ensure the quality of papers is not compromised under the author-pay publishing model.
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