| Publisher |
Sage |
| Agreement ID | sage2023kemoe |
| Agreement labeling | Read and Publish Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | KEMOE |
| Country | Austria |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
210 |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost increase |
| Comments on cost development | The first TA agreement with Sage. Cost increase compared to previous agreement (subscription + discount on APCs in hybrid and Gold OA journals) in order to include unlimited publishing in hybrid journals. |
| 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? |
Agreement does not distinguish between read and publish fees (one license fee); unlimited publishing in hybrid OA journals. For Gold OA articles a 10% discount in 2023, 15% discount in 2024 and 20% discount in 2025 and 2026 is agreed. |
| 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? |
No mechanisms for risk sharing have been agreed due to the agreement covering an unlimited amount of (hybrid) articles |
| OA COVERAGE
Are all journals relevant to your affiliated authors (in which you expect them to publish) eligible for OA publishing under the agreement? |
No |
| Are fully open access journals covered by the agreement? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC BY preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports and other types |
| 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? |
No |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |