degruy2022gac

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter
Agreement ID degruy2022gac
Agreement labeling De Gruyter ejournal package HSS
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://publications.goettingen-research-online.de/handle/2/98626
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution German Academic consortium, 66 participating institutions, administered by SUB Göttingen
Country Germany
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 150
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 Slight increase in cost but still within the range of the previous spending level
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?

 Mechanism not yet defined due to pilot scheme
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?

 Entire hybrid output included for fixed fee
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? No
OA LICENSE CC-BY mandatory
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 Too early to assess
Comments on workflows In about 25% of the journals, there will be a delay in OA publication of the eligible articles due to manual production
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