sn2024deal

Publisher

Springer Nature
Agreement ID sn2024deal
Agreement labeling Publish and Read Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes

 
URL https://doi.org/10.17617/2.3551270
Agreement period 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2028
Consortia / Institution Projekt DEAL Consortium
Country Germany
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 14000
Comments on size/article output Estimated output of German corresponding authors in hybrid (~9500) and fully open access (~4500) journals published by Springer Nature covered by the DEAL agreement
COSTS

How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher?

 Cost decrease
Comments on cost development Reduction of PAR fees and payments for non-research articles
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?

 Under the new agreement, no pre-payment is made to the publisher. By adopting a post-payment model, the risks of unexpected fluctuations in publishing output are shared equally between the parties.
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? Yes
OA LICENSE CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
Letters
Brief Communication, Editorial Notes, Book Reviews, Reports
ACCESS COSTS

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

 1%-5%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

 No
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Ok
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS In addition to reducing costs, the new agreement provides for several incremental improvements in publishing services and open access workflows. More information is available at https://deal-konsortium.de/en/agreements/springer-nature
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