| Publisher |
Sage |
| Agreement ID | sage2023vanderbilt |
| Agreement labeling | Sage Transformative Premier |
| Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2027 |
| Consortia / Institution | Vanderbilt University |
| Country | United States |
| 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? |
Cost increase |
| 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? |
No explicit cost shifting |
| 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 risk is anticipated due to the specifics of the agreement |
| 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-NC unless funder requires other type |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles Brief Communication Short Reports Case Reports |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
The share is not specified in the contract |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
No |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | This agreement has increased open access publishing in Sage journals from Vanderbilt affiliated authors |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |
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