| Publisher |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Agreement ID | eep2023jisc |
| Agreement labeling | Edward Elgar Read & Publish 2023 |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8939/1/ Elgar_Journals_licence_2023.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2023 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
50 |
| Comments on size/article output | This agreement offers uncapped OA publishing in hybrid journals |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | Fees are Jisc banded |
| 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? |
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? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY mandatory |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Conference papers |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-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 | The practical implementation of the agreement will be assessed by Jisc throughout its term |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This agreement transitions a significant proportion of UK research publishing output towards open access, for an acceptable increase in previous subscription spend. The efficacy of the agreement will be reviewed by Jisc throughout its term. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |