| Publisher |
Elsevier |
| Agreement ID | els2024csal |
| Agreement labeling | Elsevier Read & Publish |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://consortium.ch/wp_live/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ Elsevier_Journals_agreement_2024-2028.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2028 |
| Consortia / Institution | Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries |
| Country | Switzerland |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
3500 |
| 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 | Previous cost in the wild for Gold publications have been included into the first year fee and only slight cost increase in the following 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?
|
Unlimited publishing and no distinction between reading fee and publishing fee |
| 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? |
Unlimited publishing |
| 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 preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
CRP — Case Report DAT — Data FLA — Full-length article MIC — Microarticle OSP — Original software publication PGL — Practice Guidelines PRO — Protocol REV (journals) — Review article RPL — Replication Studies SCO — Short communication SSU — Short survey VID — Video Article |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
0% |
| Comments | Read & Publish costs are not distinguished |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | It is an all-inclusive agreement that covers all portfolios and will not lead to additional costs in the wild |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |