| Publisher |
The Company of Biologists |
| Agreement ID | compbio2024richmond |
| Agreement labeling | Company of Biologists Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | University of Richmond |
| Country | United States |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
1 |
| Comments on size/article output | There have been approximately 3 articles published in the past eight years or so |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost decrease |
| Comments on cost development | We were paying for only two of the subscription titles, and now have the third one for no additional cost |
| 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? |
Not relevant to the agreement |
| 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 Review articles Proceedings Letters Editorials No limitation specified in the contract |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
0% |
| Comments on access costs | This is not specified |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |