sn2024julac

Publisher

Springer Nature

Agreement ID sn2024julac
Agreement labeling Read and Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026
Consortia / Institution JULAC
Country Hong Kong
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

760
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
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 partly converted to OA publishing fees
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?

Capped agreement. The number of eligible articles (article base) can be rolled over to the next calendar year, but it will expire at the end of the license term. If the article entitlements are exceeded in the license term, discounted APC can be available.
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, with some journals using a CC BY-NC license as default
ARTICLE TYPES
Original paper, review paper, brief communication, continuing education
ACCESS COSTS

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

More than 50%
ACCESS COVERAGE

Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement?

No
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
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