tf2020osu

Publisher

Taylor & Francis
Agreement ID tf2020osu
Agreement labeling Taylor & Francis Read and Publish Agreement
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? No
Agreement period 04/13/2020 – 12/31/2022
Consortia / Institution The Ohio State University
Country United States
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 215
COSTS

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

 Cost increase
Comments on cost development Moved to Read access to the full list (including new and take-over titles) of Taylor & Francis journals, an increase of nearly 1,800 titles, and will retain perpetual access rights for Read content published during the pilot period
FINANCIAL SHIFT

Transfomative 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?

 Off-set mechanism for Read based on Publish. Increased Publish output further off-sets Read and triggers deeper Publish discounts.
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?

 Open Access publishing entitlements do correlate to the anticipated article output
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 variations allowed
ARTICLE TYPES
 Original research articles
Review articles
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 Too early to assess
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This is a pilot multi-year agreement and we are in the early stages of assessment
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