Transformative Agreements

Transformative agreements, also known as publish-and-read agreements, have a significant impact on the Open Access transformation of the academic publishing system. In this context, the existing subscription models of journal access are linked with Open Access publishing options for scientific information (for example articles or research data). Below you will find an overview of currently valid transformation agreements at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences.

Especially at research-intensive universities such as Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, publication fees are causing rising costs for the provision of scientific information due to the increase in Open Access publications. In order to further expand the publication sector, a publication fund for expenses related to Open Access publications will be available at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences for the first time in the 2023 financial year.

Among other things, this publication fund is used to cover basic costs from the Open Access transformation agreements. In addition, the publication costs to be paid by authors listed below can be financed from this budget upon request and if all requirements are fulfilled.

 

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

DEAL: Elsevier

  • Duration: 2024-2028.
  • Hybrid Open Access: Publishing in selected subscription journals ("Core Hybrid") currently without additional fees; fees in hybrid Cell Press and The Lancet journals ("CP/TL Hybrid") to be paid by authors.
  • Gold Open Access: Publishing in selected Open Access journals currently incl. 20 % discount on APCs in "Core Gold" journals and 15 % discount on APCs in Cell Press and The Lancet journals ("CP/TL Gold"), to be paid by authors.

DEAL: Springer Nature

DEAL: Wiley

IOP Journals (Institute of Physics Publishing)

Nature

PsyJOURNALS (Hogrefe)

  • Duration: 2021-2023 (the decision on a possible renewal will follow soon).
  • Hybrid Open Access: Publishing in selected subscription journals currently without additional fees.
  • Gold Open Access: Publishing in the Open Access journals European Journal of Psychology Open, Psychological Test Adaptation and Development (PTAD) & Sports Psychiatry – Journal of Sports and Exercise Psychiatry currently incl. 25 % discount on APCs, to be paid by authors.

SAGE

  • Duration: 2024-2025.
  • Hybrid Open Access ("SAGE Choice"): Publishing in selected subscription journals currently without additional fees (further information for authors here).
  • Gold Open Access: Publishing in selected Open Access journals currently incl. 20 % discount on APCs, to be paid by authors (further information for authors here).

Taylor & Francis