| Publisher |
National Academy of Sciences |
| Agreement ID | nas2023mpdl |
| Agreement labeling | PNAS Publish and Read Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 05/01/2023 – 04/30/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | Max Planck Digital Library |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
75 |
| 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 | Agreement costs within range of previous subscription fees and decentral publication charges |
| 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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less) |
| 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? |
The agreement operates with per-article fees in direct proportion to the publishing output of the authors and offers unlimited OA publishing. Balanced risk sharing provided by maximum and minimum payment thresholds in case of unexpected fluctuation in the publishing output. |
| 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 mandatory |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
0% |
| 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 |