| Publisher |
Oxford University Press |
| Agreement ID | oxf2025lyrasis |
| Agreement labeling | Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/ 1IdbzDEXZxZN4LJYWbvpCFRVXybKHV9zT/view |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Lyrasis |
| Country | United States |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
100 |
| Comments on size/article output | Unlimited open access publishing enabled for all participating institutions |
| 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 |
| 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? |
Fees are fixed for the duration of the agreement. Unlimited open access publishing is enabled for all participating institutions. |
| 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 variations allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Brief reports, case reports |
| 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 |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS |
This cost-neutral agreement covers unlimited open access publishing as well as reading access (including perpetual rights to years subscribed) to OUP’s full journal collection of more than 500 titles. Negotiated license terms are robust for the reading component of the agreement. The publisher’s areas for future improvement include (1) offering CC BY by default for all the journals it publishes, and (2) ensuring that authors retain copyright for all OA articles they publish in all OUP journals. As OUP increases the proportion of open access content in its hybrid journals, it will be critical for the publisher to adjust participating institutions’ pricing thoughtfully, transparently, and equitably over time. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |