| Publisher |
Springer Nature |
| Agreement ID | sn2024malmad |
| Agreement labeling | Springer Transformative Agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | MALMAD |
| Country | Israel |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
1000 |
| 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 | Capped agreement on Springer, Adis, Palgrave, and Academic Journals on Nature.com imprints only |
| 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? |
We believe that the article entitlement cap will cover all articles published by MALMAD members but this will be closely monitored. The cap has a 10% extra entitlement (a “corridor”). If the cap, including the “corridor”, is exceeded in a calendar year, the consortium may, if it wishes, add additional funds to increase the entitlement. |
| 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? | No |
| OA LICENSE | CC-BY preference, exceptions allowed |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles Review articles 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? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |