The first Swedish Read &amp; Publish agreement: An evaluation of the
                        Springer Compact pilot

Olsson, Lisa; Francke, Helena; Lindelöw, Camilla

doi:10.18352/lq.10309

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“…Between 2007 and 2012, the University of Goettingen had an agreement for hybrid open access in Springer journals (Mueller-Langer & Watt, 2018). The Max Planck Society participated in the Springer Compact program, a read and publish agreement (Olsson et al, 2020). Launched in 2017, the German BMBF Post Grant Fund did not explicitly exclude hybrid open access.…”

Section: Journal-provided Oa (Gold Oa)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Open access uptake in Germany 2010–2018: adoption in a diverse research landscape

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This study investigates the development of open access (OA) to journal articles from authors affiliated with German universities and non-university research institutions in the period 2010–2018. Beyond determining the overall share of openly available articles, a systematic classification of distinct categories of OA publishing allowed us to identify different patterns of adoption of OA. Taking into account the particularities of the German research landscape, variations in terms of productivity, OA uptake and approaches to OA are examined at the meso-level and possible explanations are discussed. The development of the OA uptake is analysed for the different research sectors in Germany (universities, non-university research institutes of the Helmholtz Association, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, Leibniz Association, and government research agencies). Combining several data sources (incl. Web of Science, Unpaywall, an authority file of standardised German affiliation information, the ISSN-Gold-OA 3.0 list, and OpenDOAR), the study confirms the growth of the OA share mirroring the international trend reported in related studies. We found that 45% of all considered articles during the observed period were openly available at the time of analysis. Our findings show that subject-specific repositories are the most prevalent type of OA. However, the percentages for publication in fully OA journals and OA via institutional repositories show similarly steep increases. Enabling data-driven decision-making regarding the implementation of OA in Germany at the institutional level, the results of this study furthermore can serve as a baseline to assess the impact recent transformative agreements with major publishers will likely have on scholarly communication.

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Section: Journal-provided Oa (Gold Oa)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Open access uptake in Germany 2010–2018: adoption in a diverse research landscape

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“…However, ‘the approach also has significant drawbacks, notably the risk of entrenching the existing structure of the journals market and locking up even more money in big deals rather than reducing overall costs’ (Lawson, 2019). When assessing the results of the first TA signed in Sweden with Springer for the period from 2016 to 2018, Olsson, Francke, Lindelöw, and Willén (2020) reached similar conclusions. The advantages of TAs would include the increase in OA publishing, improved workflows, and ease for researchers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Transformative agreements: Do they pave the way to open access?

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Transformative agreements, also known as 'offsetting', 'read and publish', or 'publish and read' agreements, have shifted the focus of scholarly journal licensing from cost containment towards open access publication. An analysis of 36 full-text transformative agreements recorded in the ESAC registry shows that 'transformative agreement' is an umbrella term that encompasses different kinds of contracts. We differentiate between pre-transformative, partially transformative, and fully transformative agreements. Pretransformative agreements are traditional subscription licences that grant article processing charge (APC) discounts or vouchers for open access publication of a limited number of articles. Partially transformative agreements differentiate between a read fee and a publish fee to cover the processing charges of a certain number of articles. Fully transformative agreements allow unlimited open access publication of the scholarly output of the subscribing institution. In all three categories, some agreements restrict open access publication to hybrid journals, whereas others allow publication in both hybrid and gold journals. Transformative agreements are more transparent than traditional journal licences, allow authors to retain copyright, and make provisions to facilitate the management of open access workflows. It is hard to assess whether these agreements are just a temporary phase in the transition towards open access or will perpetuate the current structure of the scholarly communication system and its associated high costs.

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“…This is increasingly realized in the form of transformative agreements, which seek to move the stake of contracts between institutions and publishers away from subscription-based reading toward open access publications. While transformative agreements could help to reduce the administrative burden of the payment procedure for researchers, they have also been criticized for the fact that they do not sufficiently change the publishing model, resulting in a costly way of achieving open access (e.g., ESAC, 2018;Lawson, 2019;Olsson et al, 2020). A better solution might be, therefore, to establish more open access journals that do not charge authors processing fees, so-called diamond or platinum open access journals.…”

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Behavioral Reluctance in Adopting Open Access Publishing: Insights From a Goal-Directed Perspective

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Despite growing awareness of the benefits of large-scale open access publishing, individual researchers seem reluctant to adopt this behavior, thereby slowing down the evolution toward a new scientific culture. We outline and apply a goal-directed framework of behavior causation to shed light on this type of behavioral reluctance and to organize and suggest possible intervention strategies. The framework explains behavior as the result of a cycle of events starting with the detection of a discrepancy between a goal and a status quo and the selection of behavior to reduce this discrepancy. We list various factors that may hinder this cycle and thus contribute to behavioral reluctance. After that, we highlight potential remedies to address each of the identified barriers. We thereby hope to point out new ways to think about behavioral reluctances in general, and in relation to open access publishing in particular.

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The first Swedish Read & Publish agreement: An evaluation of the Springer Compact pilot

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Open access uptake in Germany 2010–2018: adoption in a diverse research landscape

Open access uptake in Germany 2010–2018: adoption in a diverse research landscape

Transformative agreements: Do they pave the way to open access?

Behavioral Reluctance in Adopting Open Access Publishing: Insights From a Goal-Directed Perspective

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