| Publisher |
The Royal Society |
| Agreement ID | trs2021jisc |
| Agreement labeling | Royal Society Read & Publish agreement |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8065/1/Jisc%20Collections% 20Royal%20Society%20Journal%20R%2BP%20Dec%202021% 20for%20publication.docx |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2021 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
600 |
| Comments on size/article output | Average article output 2018/19 for customers in the consortium |
| 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
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?
|
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?
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Open access published output is unlimited and this is expected to increase as previously paywalled articles are converted to OA |
| 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 Review articles Proceedings Letters Editorials |
| 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 |
The agreement allows unlimited access to and open access publishing in the society’s full package. The read fee represents a discount on the published package price. The publish fee is based on APC spend. A transparent pricing mechanism is in place to ensure no double charging. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |