| Publisher |
Karger |
| Agreement ID | karger2022bibsam |
| Agreement labeling | Karger Read & Publish |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kb:publ-677 |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2024 |
| Consortia / Institution | Bibsam Consortium |
| Country | Sweden |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
51 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost decrease |
| 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 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 publishing fee is based on a three year rolling average of publishing output. This means that the price follows the output, with some delay. |
| 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? |
0% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This agreement is a good example of a transition to open access |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |