sc2019kemoe

Publisher

Springer Nature
Agreement ID sc2019kemoe
Agreement labeling Springer Compact
Has the agreement been disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://www.konsortien.at/countersigned_FWF_SNCompact-2019-FWF.pdf
Agreement period 01/01/2019 – 12/31/202
Consortia / Institution KEMOE consortium, FWF
Country Austria
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 1500
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 On a national level. Second transformative agreement with Springer Nature in Austria.
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?

 Total sum consisting of reading and publishing fee
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?

 The risk is equally shared
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
Review Paper, Brief Communication, Continuing Education
ACCESS COSTS

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

 5%-20%
Comments Total sum consisting of reading and publishing fee
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS

 
  • Given that approx. 70% of the eligible articles, written by authors affiliated with the participating institutions, were published open access under the agreement, we consider it as an important step towards the open access transformation
  • We would like to see the inclusion of the total publishing portfolio
Request contact to the licensee contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org