| Publisher |
Akadémiai Kiadó |
| Agreement ID | kia2023jisc |
| Agreement labeling | Akadémiai Kiadó Transitional Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/9112/1/ Akademiai_Kiado_Transitional_Agreement_2023-25.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2025 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
15 |
| Comments on size/article output | Average article output over 3 years is approx. 15 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | The cost to participate is based on historical subscription cost, plus 1 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? |
This agreement will offer uncapped publishing therefore there is no risk related to exceeding this number |
| 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 |
| 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 | Ok |
| Comments on workflows | An author guide is available here. The practical implementation of the agreement will be assessed by Jisc throughout its term |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS |
This agreement transitions a significant proportion of UK research publishing output towards open access, for an acceptable increase in previous subscription spend. The efficacy of the agreement will be reviewed by Jisc throughout its term. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |