degruy2021unit

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter
Agreement ID degruy2021unit
Agreement labeling Walter de Gruyter Read & Publish
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution Unit
Country Norway
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 50
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development Some institutions face additional costs due to upgrade to journal Collections
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? 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?

 20%-50%
Comments on access costs Breakdown of access costs and publishing costs not specified
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The agreement covers 100 % of article output throughout the agreement term in hybrid journals, at no extra cost to the author. Transformative effect of the agreement will be monitored at the end of the term.
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