| Publisher |
Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Agreement ID | rsc2021mpdl |
| Agreement labeling | RSC Read and Publish |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2022 |
| Consortia / Institution | Max Planck Digital Library |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
130 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | Former subscription spend cannot fully cover OA publishing costs, the price increase therefore reflects the stepwise alignment with our publishing output |
| 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?
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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?
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The Publishing Fee allows unlimited OA publishing in all hybrid journals without charging further. In case of a massive decrease in publications, a fallback to a subscription only agreement can be negotiated for the following year. |
| 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 |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
5%-20% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |