eme2020cosec

Publisher

Emerald
Agreement ID eme2020cosec
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No

 
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2020
Consortia / Institution COSEC consortium
Country Slovenia
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 29
Comments on size/article output Gratis vouchers for APCs should cover approx. 50% of publishing output
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 Cost increase due to additional subscriptions
FINANCIAL SHIFT

Transfomative 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?

 Paying for subscription only; APC vouchers are gratis
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?

 Due to gratis APC vouchers there is no risk for the consortium
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
 Original research articles
Review articles
Proceedings
Letters
Editorials
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?

  

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Partly (e.g. to core journals only)
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS

 

 The agreement is clear, spending stays on similar level as previously (cost increase due to additional subscriptions), and gratis APC vouchers, which will probably be spent by eligible authors, present no risk for the consortium.
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