thie2022jisc

Publisher

Thieme
Agreement ID thie2022kb
Agreement labeling Thieme 2022-23 Journals Transitional OA Agreement (SMP)
Has the agreement been fully disclosed and published? Yes
URL https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/
8649/1/Thieme_licence_2022_2023.docx
Agreement period 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2023
Consortia / Institution Jisc
Country United Kingdom
SIZE

Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications

 18
Comments on size/article output Articles 2019/20 average of the participants at the time. Increased uptake for 2022 by Inst.
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?

 Unlimited OA. Requires author to opt-in to OA publishing, workflow improvements made.
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 mandatory
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?

 No
PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS Yes
WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT Too early to assess
Comments on workflows Thieme has improved the workflow within 2021. We will assess the impact of these changes.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS This agreement transitions aims to convert an improved (following workflow updates in 2021) and significant proportion of UK research publishing output towards open access within the bespoke collection of Medical and Chemistry titles, for an acceptable increase over previous spend. The efficacy of the agreement will be reviewed by Jisc throughout its term.
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