rscrap2019csal

Publisher

RSC
Agreement ID rscrap2019csal
Agreement labeling RSC Electronic Access and Read & Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2020
Consortia / Institution Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries
Country Switzerland
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 180
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
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?

  

 
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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Communication
ACCESS COSTS

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

 More than 50%
Comment  The Consortium has yet to fully transfer to a Read & Publish-Agreement. Some members maintain a subscription.
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 for a general assessment and comment
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