| Publisher |
Elsevier |
| Agreement ID | els2024coup |
| Agreement labeling | Global reading and publishing agreement – Couperin, France |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.couperin.org/negociations/accords-specifiques-so/elsevier/
https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/agreements/france-couperin-consortium |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Couperin |
| Country | France |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
11000 |
| Comments on size/article output | Publication rights at no additional cost amount to more than 11000 articles per year, calculated to cover all French publications |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | No increase in the subscription price in 2024 and an increase limited to 1% in subsequent years |
| 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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less) |
| 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? |
OA entitlements calibrated to cover 100% of the total production
For non-eligible journals, including The Lancet and Cell Press journals, or in case of exceeding, immediate open access publication becomes payable but optionally; the rate benefits from a 10% discount in this case |
| 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 variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Case reports, Data in Briefs, Full-length articles, Micro-articles, Original software publication, Practice guidelines, Protocols, Review articles, Replication studies, Short communications, Short surveys, Video articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
0% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This agreement potentially enables the immediate open access publication of 27% of French scientific production |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |
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