| Publisher |
Rockefeller University Press |
| Agreement ID | rup2024utsw |
| Agreement labeling | Open Access Journals License Agreement Rockefeller University Press Read-and-Publish |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Country | United States |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
5 |
| Comments on size/article output | There is no limit to the number of articles that may be published Open Access |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost decrease |
| Comments on cost development | Prior year’s subscription costs were used as the base fee, and a “publish top up” fee was added for the read-and-publish agreement to cover a portion of expected article processing charges |
| 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? |
Not applicable – uncapped OA publishing |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Comments on workflows | Regular account statements will be provided. In addition, administrative access to the publishing system was provided to allow regular review of the current status of submitted articles, and content may be downloaded as needed. |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS |
Yes, this is sustainable with regards to costs and operations. Implementation was completed quickly, and working with RUP has been very beneficial and easy. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |