jbp2025hkbu

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing
Agreement ID jbp2025hkbu
Agreement labeling Read & Publish Open Access Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027
Consortia / Institution Hong Kong Baptist University
Country Hong Kong
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 4
Comments on size/article output The average article outputs of past 3 years
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 The additional cost to move from Read-only to Read & Publish is relatively minimal, only a small fraction of one single APC
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
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?

 Unlimited APCs are offered in this deal
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 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%
Comments on access costs Read is restricted to current subscriptions only
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
Comments on workflows No dashboard or approval mechanism is in place. Quarterly OA reports will be emailed to HKBU.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This Agreement does not require HKBU to subscribe the entire package but all JB journals are eligible under the Publish Part. This is considered quite flexible.
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