microbio2022jisc

Publisher

Microbiology Society
Agreement ID microbio2022jisc
Agreement labeling Microbiology Society Journals ‘Publish & Read’ 2022
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8630/1/
Microbiology_Society_licence_2022.docx
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 80
Comments on size/article output Estimate based on 2017/2018 output
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

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 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?

 OA publishing is unlimited
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?

 More than 50%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
Comments on workflows The practical implementation of the agreement will be assessed by Jisc throughout its term
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This is a 1 year extension to the 2020-2021 pilot agreement which allows unlimited access to and open access publishing in the hybrid and open access titles for the full portfolio
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