rsc2025ukb

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry
Agreement ID rsc2025ukb
Agreement labeling RSC Publish and Read Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://www.openaccess.nl/sites/default/files/documents/
2025-01/RSC%20SURF%20Agreement
%202025-2027%20-%20Geredigeerd.pdf
Agreement period 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027
Consortia / Institution UKB/SURF
Country Netherlands
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 250
Comments on size/article output Two more universities are participating, so probably more articles will be published these coming years, and they can publish both in hybrid as well as in fully OA RSC journals
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

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 number of OA articles is unlimited
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
Proceedings
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 Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS RSC plans to be fully OA as of 2028. Two more universities participate in this new Read and Publish agreement 2025-2027 and researchers of all participating institutions can publish both in hybrid and in full OA RSC journals.
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