| Publisher |
Emerald |
| Agreement ID | eme2026zbw |
| Agreement labeling | Emerald Premier Read & Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2026 – 12/31/2028 |
| Consortia / Institution | ZBW Leibniz Information Centre for Economics |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
70 |
| Comments on size/article output | Capped at 130% of the number of publications in the then previous year |
| 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 | OA Publications included when subscribing to Emerald major collections |
| 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 |
| 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? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC BY preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | The agreement allows 100% Open Access publications within the framework of subscriptions. The overall volume of publications within the consortium is too low to switch the financial model to a paper charge. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |