compbio2025jisc

Publisher

Company of Biologists
Agreement ID compbio2025jisc
Agreement labeling Company of Biologists Read & Publish 2025-2026
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/9880/2/
Company-of-Biologists-Read-and-Publish-2025-2026.docx
Agreement period 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2026
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 88
Comments on size/article output 2023 article output
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 A small increase was applied to the previous agreement fees for existing participants
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
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? Fully OA titles are included selectively
OA LICENSE CC-BY mandatory
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
ACCESS COSTS

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

 More than 50%
Comments on access costs Access costs will decrease when any titles flip to OA
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The agreement allows unlimited access to and open access publishing of research articles in the society’s hybrid titles plus an option to include their OA titles. There is a minimal increase in year 2.
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