gsl2021caul

Publisher

The Geological Society London

Agreement ID gsl2021caul
Agreement labeling Geological Society of London Read and Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2021
Consortia / Institution CAUL
Country Australia
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

27
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

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?

 

Costs are based on subscription plus average OA spend. This is a single year agreement and will be reviewed each year with a view to further converting read to publish 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?

Uncapped publishing in the first year
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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
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 Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS Agreement as per CAUL’s Fast Track to Open Access Program
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