portpress2020caul

Publisher

Portland Press
Agreement ID portpress2020caul
Agreement labeling Biochemical Society Publish and Read Agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2021
Consortia / Institution Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL)
Country Australia
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 36
Comments on size/article output Average over last two years
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development The 2020 PAR price is based on the 2019 subscription price PLUS the average OA spend across 2017-2018 for each member
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
CAPS AND ALLOWANCES

 

 Opt-in three-year pilot for Consortium members
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
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

 

 Too early to assess impact
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