| Publisher |
SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) |
| Agreement ID | spie2024tib |
| Agreement labeling | SPIE DL plus Open Access |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | No |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2026 |
| Consortia / Institution | TIB National Consortium |
| Country | Germany |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
20 |
| 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? |
No mechanisms for risk sharing have been agreed due to the agreement covering an unlimited amount 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 mandatory |
| ARTICLE TYPES |
Original research articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
More than 50% |
| Comments on access costs | A transition of the costs is difficult to implement due to the product type (database with proceedings and journals) |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Yes |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | In terms of its cost structure the agreement is advantageous, but the number of articles actually published under the deal is quite low. It would be desirable if OA publication services for the conference proceedings, which are part of the database, would be included as well. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact@esac-initiative.org |