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Agreement Period |
2026-2029 |
2025-2027 |
2025-2027 |
2025-2027 |
2026-2028 |
2025-2027 |
2026-2028 |
2026-2028 |
2026-2028 |
2024-2026 |
|
Read Access |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
Entrenched |
|
Hybrid Journals Opened Up |
1364 |
920 SAGE
18 IMECHe |
259 |
330 |
73
(19 fully Gold OA) |
8 |
2042 |
2600 |
399 |
N/A |
|
Hybrid OA Article Limit (without author-facing charges) |
Uncapped Unlimited |
Unlimited Unlimited |
Capped at
116 (2022)
140 (2023)
165 (2024) Capped |
Unlimited Unlimited |
Unlimited Unlimited |
Unlimited Unlimited |
Capped at
977 (2026)
1002 (2027)
1028 (2028) Capped |
Unlimited Unlimited |
Unlimited Unlimited |
Capped at
1276 (2024)
1327 (2025)
1380 (2026) Capped |
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Added Gold OA journal publishing benefits (author-facing charges) |
No charge in years 2-4 (uncapped). |
20% discount on APCs.
198 titles APC Discount |
N/A – ONLY Diamond OA titles (54). |
N/A – ONLY Gold OA titles (40) Gold OA |
Gold open access journals (the ACS Au journals) a flat $ 3,000 article processing charge (APC) |
N/A – ONLY Gold OA titles |
There is no discount for publishing in full OA journals. |
• 55% discount on APCs. In 475 OA Gold titles
15% discount on APCs on broader OA titles APC Discount |
• 25% discount on APCs. In OA Gold APC Discount |
10% discount on APCs. APC Discount |
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Total Cost Increase over the period agreement |
Price increases are capped for the duration of this agreement at: 1.5% (2026-2029) |
Price increases for the three years of the agreement (2022-2024) are capped at 3% per year. |
All Emerald products are capped for the duration of this agreement: 2.8% (2022-2024) 2.8.% (2022) 3% (2023- 2024) |
Price increases for the four years of the deal are 0% for 2021 and 2022, 1.5% for 2023, and 3% for 2024 |
The increase per annum for the three years of the agreement (2026-2028) will be 3% |
Price increases for the four years of the agreement (2024-2027) are: 2% (202-2026) 1% (2027) |
Read and publish fee is a 2% annual increase for three years on the current 2022 read-only fee |
Price increase 2.25% (2026-2028) |
•Price increases are capped for the duration of this agreement |
Price increases are capped for the duration of this agreement at 3.75% on existing reading expenditure. |
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Additional Costs Avoided |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |
Author-facing charges will be assessed at the end of each agreement year. They are expected to run into several million US dollars. Author training and support. |