els2025lyrasis

Publisher

Elsevier
Agreement ID els2025lyrasis
Agreement labeling Elsevier Read & Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027
Consortia / Institution Lyrasis
Country United States
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 400
Comments on size/article output The costs of open access publishing in Elsevier’s Core Hybrid Journals (±1800 titles) are fully covered under this agreement
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
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?

 While open access publishing entitlements are capped on an annual basis, the cap is unlikely to be exceeded
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? No
OA LICENSE CC BY preference, exceptions allowed
CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Short communications, short surveys, data, case reports, micro articles, original software publications, video articles, protocols, replication studies, practice guidelines
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?

 No
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Partly (e.g. to core journals only)
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Lyrasis is committed to fostering sustainable opportunities for members’ researchers to publish open access. This agreement with Elsevier advances that commitment.
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