| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health |
| Agreement ID | lww2024ukb |
| Agreement labeling | Read & Publish Agreement between SURF and OVID Technologies 2024-2026 |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.openaccess.nl/sites/ www.openaccess.nl/files/documenten/ ovid-lww_surf_agreement_2024-2026_final_fully_signed_geredigeerd.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | SURF/UKB |
| Country | Netherlands |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
270 |
| Comments on size/article output | Too early to assess |
| 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 | Slight increase. Not sure if the cost will cover the number of articles. |
| 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? |
Due to the fact that LWW’s workflow still missing articles and repair actions are necessary, it is at this moment (March 2024) not certain if the APC payment will cover all articles |
| 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 preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Case reports |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
More than 50% |
| Comments on access costs | The agreement does not distinguish cost between Reading and Publishing |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Deficient |
| Comments on workflows | LWW is lacking behind other large STM publishers, but are working on it |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | LWW has been lacking behind in providing OA publishing services for many years now. It looks that this is probably due to the company structure (NY based publisher/NL head office, large part of society publishers). |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |