sage2025co

Publisher

Sage
Agreement ID sage2025co
Agreement labeling Sage Consorcio Colombia
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2027
Consortia / Institution Consorcio Colombia
Country Colombia
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 80
Comments on size/article output We have an unlimited agreement for gold 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
Comments on cost development We keep the level of growth from previous years
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 fully converted to OA publishing fees (access related costs 5% or less)
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?

 We don’t have mechanisms to share risks
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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
ACCESS COSTS

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

 5%-20%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
Comments on workflows It’s an automatic workflow
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS It is a great deal for us. As the process is automatic, the author’s experience less barriers to publish open access. However, we consider that the publisher needs to improve their communication procedures with Consortium’s managers
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