| Publisher |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press |
| Agreement ID | cshl2023uchicago |
| Agreement labeling | Cold Spring Harbor Read and Publish License |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2024 |
| Consortia / Institution | University of Chicago |
| Country | United States |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
2 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | 10% increase on prior spend |
| 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 applicable. License allows unlimited OA publishing for all corresponding authors. |
| OA COVERAGE
Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement? |
No |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | Yes |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Proceedings Letters Editorials |
| 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 | Ok |
| Comments on workflows | Articles are approved automatically with minimal work required by library staff |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS |
This is the first read & publish agreement we’ve signed with CSHLP. Our research output with them was low, but the increase in cost is sustainable in the short-term. The license commits to going fully OA with the applicable journals by the end of 2014 and also contains a commitment to transparency in pricing. This agreement allows publishing in 5 out of CSHLP’s 7 journals. The 2 journals excluded are CSH Protocols and CSH Perspectives in Biology as articles submitted to these publications are by invitation only. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |