| Publisher |
Future Science Group |
| Agreement ID | fsg2021jisc |
| Agreement labeling | Future Science Read & Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8066/1/Jisc%20Collections% 20Future%20Science%20Group%20Journals%202021-2022%20Agreement%20for%20publication.docx |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2022 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
200 |
| Comments on size/article output | Approximate output in 2019 of all UK authors |
| 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 | Minimum fees linked to previous article output |
| 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?
|
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? |
Open access published outputs are unlimited and expected to increase. The fee is fixed for 2 years regardless of output. |
| 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 mandatory |
| 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? |
20%-50% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS |
The agreement allows unlimited access to and open access publishing in the hybrid and open access titles for the full portfolio and will therefore allow for 100% transition to open access for UK output where institutions participate. The price is based on current spend and article output for the transition, with a view to being based on article output only after the pilot phase. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |