| Publisher |
Oxford University Press |
| Agreement ID | oxf2025ukhsa |
| Agreement labeling | UKHSA OUP Agreement |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
20 |
| Comments on size/article output | The agreement is for unlimited publishing of eligible articles in eligible journals |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | This was more than the subscription only agreement, but the costs are estimated to be in the range of the previous combined overall subscription and Open Access publishing 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? |
The agreement is for unlimited publishing of eligible articles in eligible journals |
| 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 preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Brief reports and 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 | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | The agreement is beneficial to UKHSA because it makes it easier for colleagues to publish open access in relevant journals and it also provides read access to relevant published Oxford University Press content |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |