compbio2024eifl

Publisher

The Company of Biologists

Agreement ID compbio2024eifl
Agreement labeling COB journals agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-renews-agreement-company-biologists
Agreement period10 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026
Consortia / Institution EIFL
Country Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Myanmar, Namibia, Palestine, Nepal, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

1
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 This agreement provides free access as well as free open access publishing for corresponding authors in all five of its journals. The agreement covers 30 EIFL partner countries.
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?

No cost for OA publishing fees or subscriptions
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?

There is no risk to 30 EIFL partner countries
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
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
ACCESS COSTS

What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement?

0%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS No
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This is an excellent agreement providing 30 EIFL countries with access and free publishing in all COB journals.
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