nas2023mpdl

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
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