els2026jisc

Publisher

Elsevier
Agreement ID els2026jisc
Agreement labeling Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Frepository.jisc.ac.uk%2F10379%2F1%2F
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Agreement period 01/01/2026 – 12/31/2028
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 12650
Comments on size/article output Unlimited article output
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost increase
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?

 Unlimited OA 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? Fully OA titles are included selectively
OA LICENSE CC BY mandatory
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Case Reports / Data in Brief / Microarticle / Original Software Publication / Protocol / Replication Study / Short Communication / Short Survey / Video Article / Practice Guideline / Registered Report Article / Registered Report Protocol
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 Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This agreement continues to transition a significant proportion of UK research publishing output towards open access and includes unlimited OA publishing in Core hybrid, Cell Press and The Lancet titles. The efficacy of the agreement will be reviewed by Jisc throughout its term.
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