| Publisher |
Wiley |
| Agreement ID | wiley2024jisc |
| Agreement labeling | Wiley Jisc Read and Publish Open Access 2024-2025 |
| Has the agreement been disclosed and published? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/9417/1/ Wiley_RP_licence_2024_2025.pdf |
| Agreement period | 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2025 |
| Consortia / Institution | Jisc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| SIZE
Approximate range of annual corresponding author publications |
10000 |
| Comments on size/article output
|
Unlimited hybrid articles. Separate gold fund for fully OA articles. |
| COSTS
How do the costs of the agreement relate to previous subscription-only agreements with the publisher? |
Cost decrease |
| Comments on cost development | Decrease, as excludes existing APC expenditure not supported by UKRI or Wellcome |
| 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? |
Annual gold fund for fully OA articles has been calculated to cover all anticipated publishing. 15% discount applies to APCs paid outside the agreement if the gold fund is exhausted. |
| 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 Review articles |
| ACCESS COSTS
What is the approximate share of access related costs of the overall agreement? |
20%-50% |
| ACCESS COVERAGE
Are all read relevant journals covered by the agreement? |
Yes |
| PERPETUAL ACCESS RIGHTS | Partly (e.g. to core journals only) |
| WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT | Ok |
| OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND COMMENTS | Although the agreement includes unlimited hybrid publishing, UK institutions expressed concern about the capped gold fund and the lack of cost transparency. |
| Request contact to the licensee | contact [at] esac-initiative [dot] org |