spie2021fg

Publisher

SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics)

Agreement ID spie2021fg
Agreement labeling SPIE Digital Consortium Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e. V.
Country Germany
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

5
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 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?

The agreement covers an unlimited number of articles
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 preference, exceptions allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
Original research articles
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?

Yes
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS The agreement is exemplary in terms of equal treatment of articles in hybrid journals and fully open access journals
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