rsc2023mpdl

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry
Agreement ID rsc2023mpdl
Agreement labeling RSC Read and Publish
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2024
Consortia / Institution Max Planck Digital Library
Country Germany
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 100
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

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
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 publishing rights and predictable license fees provide balanced risk-sharing
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 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
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The new agreement will cover the central invoicing of articles accepted for publication in fully OA journals of RSC
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