| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health |
| Agreement ID | lww2025zbmed |
| Agreement labeling | Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | ZB MED |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
50 |
| Comments on size/article output | Roughly estimated |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost decrease |
| 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 |
| OA COVERAGE
Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement? |
No |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | No |
| OA LICENSE | Publisher specific license type |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles |
| 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 |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |
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