| Publisher |
CSIRO |
| Agreement ID | csiro2021caul |
| Agreement labeling | CSIRO CAUL Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2021 |
| Consortia / Institution | CAUL |
| Country | Australia |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
625 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| FINANCIAL SHIFT
Transfomative 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?
|
Fee is in addition to existing subscription spends |
| 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? |
Uncapped publishing is allowed during this 12-month pilot 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? |
No |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| 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 | Partly (e.g. to core journals only) |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This is the first year of a read and publish agreement between CAUL and CSIRO. This is very much a pilot agreement for both CAUL and CSIRO. After the initial period both parties will commence further assessment of the agreement in terms of success in publishing and access, then seek to refine the offering. |
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