| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
| Agreement ID | cam2025nerl |
| Agreement labeling | Cambridge Journals Online Full Package Read and Publish |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | NorthEast Research Libraries |
| Country | United States |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
1300 |
| Comments on size/article output | Unlimited OA Publishing for the 50 participating institutions.5 institutions retain read-only access. |
| 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 |
| 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 publishing fees are fixed for the duration of the agreement. There are no added fees for the number of articles published over the estimated average. |
| 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 Proceedings |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| Comments on workflows | This CUP-NERL agreement is a continuation of the 2022-2024 Read and Publish agreement |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | The terms of the license and the unlimited OA publishing are favorable for participating libraries |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |