ria2021ie

Publisher

Royal Irish Academy

Agreement ID ria2021ie
Agreement labeling RIA R&P
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://irel.ie/irel-ria-2021-2023-agreement-public-2/
Agreement period 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution IReL
Country Ireland
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

23
COSTS

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

Cost increase
Comments on cost development n/a – IReL had no previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher
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?

Uncapped OA publishing. No risk sharing if we publish less than expected.
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
Review articles
Letters
Editorials
ACCESS COSTS

What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement?

20%-50%
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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