| Publisher |
IOP Publishing |
| Agreement ID | iop2023crui |
| Agreement labeling | CRUI-IOP Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | To be published |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025 |
| Consortia / Institution | CRUI-CARE |
| Country | Italy |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
500 |
| Comments on size/article output | Articles on hybrid and gold IOP journals |
| 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
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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less) |
| 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? |
The agreement provides unlimited articles, so we have no risk about the consuming of articles during the 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? | Yes |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Letters |
| 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, providing unlimited OA publications both in hybrid and gold journals, offers the 100% coverage of the articles of corresponding authors affiliated to the subscribing institutions. The transition is therefore completed. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |