| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health |
| Agreement ID | lww2026jisc |
| Agreement labeling | Wolters Kluwer Transitional OA agreement – 2026 to 2028 |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/10384/1/ Wolters-Kluwer-Read-and-Publish-2026-2028-Licence.docx |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2026 – 12/31/2028 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
350 |
| Comments on size/article output | This is now an uncapped agreement and all Jisc members are eligible (the previous agreement was a pilot with limited membership) |
| 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 |
| 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? | Yes |
| OA LICENSE | CC BY mandatory |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Proceedings |
| 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 | Partly (e.g. to core journals only) |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Too early to assess |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | While the agreement provides read and publish rights to the complete Total Access Collection of over 300 LWW medical and nursing journals, there are some specific exclusions on the publishing side, and limitations to the post termination/cancellation access rights |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |