els2019eisz

Publisher

Elsevier
Agreement ID els2019eisz
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://eisz.mtak.hu/images/
szerzodesek/sciencedirect_2019-2021m.pdf
Agreement period 07/01/2019 – 12/31/2021
Consortia / Institution Electronic Information Service National Programme
Country Hungary
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 770
Comments on size/ article output 770=Average of 2,5 years. Details:
Year 2019 (from 07/01/2019): Quota: 500, output: 344;
Year 2020: Quota: 1000, output: 997;
Year 2021: Quota: 1070; output: 584
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 8% decrease compared to 2021; 12% decrease compared to 2020
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?

 The total cost is based on previous subscription fees, regardless of not reaching the expected article output. In case of exceeding the 1000 articles, list-price APCs will have to be paid.
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
Case reports; Data in Briefs; Original software publication; Practice guidelines; Protocols; Replication studies; Short communications; Short surveys; Video articles
ACCESS COSTS

What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement?

 More than 50%
Comments on access costs Access related costs: there is no exact data (approx. 51%, +/- 5%)
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 No
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Subscription-based Cell and Lancet titles were not included in the previous consortium-level subscription agreement, therefore these titles are not included in the OA Agreement either
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